Editing White Bird, Idaho (section)

==History==
At the southwest corner of the [[Camas Prairie#Idaho|Camas Prairie]], White Bird is near the [[Salmon River (Idaho)|Salmon River]] crossing point for the [[Lewis and Clark]] expedition. It is also the location of the [[Battle of White Bird Canyon]] in 1877, which was the first fight of the [[Nez Perce War]] and a significant defeat of the [[United States Army|U.S. Army]].

<!--[[Chief White Bird]] was a leader of the tribe.-->The summit of [[White Bird Hill Summit|White Bird Hill]] is {{convert|2700|ft|-1}} above the city, ascended via [[U.S. Route 95 in Idaho|U.S. Highway 95]].<ref name=lgoatsl>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JVdOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gvkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5196%2C1277967 |newspaper=Spokane Chronicle |agency=Associated Press |title=Life goes on a tad slower in Whitebird |date=February 21, 1984 |page=C10 }}</ref> The steeper, straighter and faster multi-lane grade of U.S. 95 was opened {{Years or months ago|1975}} in 1975, after ten challenging years of construction.<ref name=goattr>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ysReAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1zEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3989%2C4594522 |newspaper=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho) |last=Roche |first=Kevin |title='Goat trail' symbol breaks as Whitebird route opens |date=June 17, 1975 |page=12A}}</ref> The&nbsp;two-lane road of 1921 to the east was first paved in 1938; it left the Salmon River at White Bird Creek, followed it up through White&nbsp;Bird and then gradually climbed the grade in twice the distance, with multiple [[Hairpin turn|switchback]] curves to a higher summit, without a [[Cut (earthworks)|cut]].<ref name=nirwrlh>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kMJXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QvQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6269%2C2284621 |newspaper=Spokane Daily Chronicle |location=(Washington) |title=New Idaho road will rival Lewiston hill |date=November 27, 1918 |page=8}}</ref>

White Bird was established {{Years or months ago|1891}} in 1891<ref name="White Bird Idaho"/> and was named for Chief [[White Bird (Native American leader)|White Bird]], a Nez Perce leader.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=7109 |title= Profile for White Bird, Idaho, ID|publisher= ePodunk|access-date= September 2, 2012}}</ref>