Exploring Montana's History: The Battle of Canyon Creek and Chief Joseph's Legacy
A truck promoting country music star Morgan Wallen's tour was involved in a crash near Laurel, Montana. The vehicles collided at Buffalo Trail and Lipp Road, the site of the monument to the 1877 Canyon Creek battle between Chief Joseph and U.S. cavalry troops. The Canyon Creek Battlefield and Interpretive Site is located on Buffalo Trail Road, 8 miles north of Laurel, Montana. The Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center in Laurel also has a statue of Chief Joseph with a plaque mentioning the Battle of Canyon Creek.
The National Park Service encourages visitors to learn more about the Nez Perce Flight of 1877 by heading 300 miles west to the Big Hole National Battlefield's visitor center. The site commemorates the second-to-last battle of the Nez Perce Flight of 1877, where the Nez Perce successfully stopped the pursuing U.S. Cavalry troops at Canyon Creek on September 13th. Chief Joseph's famous "I will fight no more forever" speech is remembered from Montana history classes.
The crash near Laurel, Montana, involving a truck promoting Morgan Wallen's tour, occurred at the site of the 1877 Canyon Creek battle between Chief Joseph and U.S. cavalry troops. The Canyon Creek Battlefield and Interpretive Site, located on Buffalo Trail Road, 8 miles north of Laurel, Montana, commemorates this historic event. The Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center in Laurel also features a statue of Chief Joseph with a plaque mentioning the Battle of Canyon Creek.