Place:Nespelem, Okanogan, Washington, United States

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NameNespelem
TypeTown
Coordinates48.166°N 118.976°W
Located inOkanogan, Washington, United States
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Nespelem is a town in Okanogan County, Washington, United States. The population was 236 at the 2010 census. The town is located on the Colville Indian Reservation. The name Nespelem is derived from a local Native American term meaning "large flat meadow".

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Nespelem was founded by the Yakama leader Chief Kamiakin and officially incorporated on April 15, 1935. It is the site of a historic Nez Perce cemetery, which was the original burial ground of Chief Joseph.[1]

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