SE of Rosalia, Rosalia, Washington. County/parish: Whitman.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places May 06, 1976. NRIS 76001924.
1 contributing site.Also known as:
Steptoe Battlefield State Park Heritage Site, formerly named Steptoe Battlefield State Park, is a three-acre (1.2 ha) heritage site on the southeast side of Rosalia in Whitman County, Washington. The state park memorializes a running battle that occurred in 1858, the Battle of Pine Creek, between American soldiers under the command of Lt. Col. Edward Steptoe and a large band of Spokane, Palouse, and Coeur d'Alene Native Americans. Interpretive signage at the park describes the course of the battle.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75613724