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Steptoe Battlefield State Park Heritage Site
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Steptoe Battlefield State Park Heritage Site

Rosalia, Washington
visited 21 May 2021
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As I’ve written before on this site, I find commemorations of white man’s “victory” over native peoples challenging to talk about. Even though this particular battle is considered a victory for the native side, we all know how this drama ultimately played out.

But, anyhow, here we are, commemerating a battlefield. And, by the way, there’s still a beautiful landscape nearby.

A large horse chestnut tree in full white bloom stands beside a forked gravel road at Steptoe Battlefield State Park, with a brown “Steptoe Battlefield” sign and a boulder at its base under a vivid blue sky scattered with white clouds.
A tall stone obelisk monument inscribed in memory of U.S. Army officers and soldiers, enclosed by a black wrought-iron fence on a grassy field under a dramatic blue sky with scattering white clouds. Leafy green trees flank the monument and rolling Palouse hills stretch out behind it at Steptoe Battlefield State Park near Rosalia, Washington.
Rolling grasslands of the Palouse under a bright blue sky dotted with puffy white clouds, with green and tan fields stretching to a distant horizon and scattered evergreen trees in the midground.
A wide panoramic view of rolling green and golden farmland under a vivid blue sky filled with scattered white clouds, with a lone tall evergreen tree standing on the right and distant hills on the horizon.

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