Ride the Wallowa Lake Tramway aerial cable gondola lift, said to have the steepest vertical lift of any four-passenger gondola in North America. Joseph is a charming city in Wallowa County, originally established in 1880 in honor of Nez Perce indigenous Chief Joseph. The region is best known for its connection to American indigenous history, home to the adjacent Nez Perce National Historical Park and Monument, which was established in 1965 to honor and protect sites associated with the Nez Perce indigenous people and the famed resistance of Chief Joseph in 1877. Visitors can explore the park's 38 historical sites, which include the sites of the Battles of Bear Paw, Clearwater, and White Bird Canyon and the former Camp Chopunnish site. Nearby, newly-established Iwetemlaykin State Heritage Site preserves 62 acres that once belonged to the Nez Perce.

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