Shields River Valley

Shields River Valley (HM2DDH)

Location: Wilsall, MT 59086 Park County
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Country: United States of America
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N 46° 0.341', W 110° 39.761'

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This river was named by Captain William Clark of the Lewis and Clark Expedition in honor of John Shields, a member of the party. Captain Clark and his men, guided by Sacajawea, the Shoshone woman, camped at the mouth of the river July 15, 1806, while exploring the Yellowstone on their return trip from the coast.
Jim Bridger, famous trapper, trader and scout, guided emigrant wagon trains from Fort Laramie, Wyoming, to Virginia City, Montana, in the 1860s, crossing hostile Indian country via the Bonanza Trail. Bridger's route came up this valley from the Yellowstone, followed up Brackett Creek, crossed the divide west of here to strike Bridger Creek and thence down the latter to the Gallatin Valley.
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Date Added Tuesday, January 8th, 2019 at 10:01am PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)12T E 526116 N 5094734
Decimal Degrees46.00568333, -110.66268333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 46° 0.341', W 110° 39.761'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds46° 0' 20.46" N, 110° 39' 45.66" W
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Area Code(s)406
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Closest Postal AddressAt or near US-89, Wilsall MT 59086, US
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