Steptoe Battlefield State Park Heritage Site

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.^[2]

Steptoe Battlefield State Park Heritage Site
The monument at the park
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Location	Rosalia, Washington, United States
Coordinates	47°13′43″N 117°21′55″W
Area	3 acres (1.2 ha)[1]
Elevation	2,365 ft (721 m)
Established	1950
Administered by	Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission
Website	Official website
Steptoe Battlefield Site
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Rosalia, Whitman County, Washington.
NRHP reference No.	76001924
Significant dates
Battle	1858
Added to NRHP	May 6, 1976

Park history

In 1914, the Daughters of the American Revolution, Esther Reed Chapter, erected a stone monument near the location where the Steptoe troops took their final stand. The site of the monument became a state park in 1950. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.^[2] In 2014, the park received the designation of "state park heritage site."^[1]