In Commemoration of Old Toby the Shoshone Indian

In Commemoration of Old Toby the Shoshone Indian (HM14I7)

Location: Gibbonsville, ID 83463 Lemhi County
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Country: United States of America
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N 45° 24.445', W 113° 59.737'

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Members of the Lewis & Clark Expedition - August and September 1805

In commemoration of
Old Toby
the Shoshone Indian
who guided the Lewis & Clark expedition from the Salmon to the Bitterroot Valley after he had shown Captain Clark that the Salmon River Canyon was impassable. Old Toby served this famous expedition without fee, fame or reward.

[Second Marker:]
Members of the Lewis & Clark Expedition
August & September 1805
Two leaders were provided in case of accident to one.
Captain Meriwether Lewis, First Infantry, U.S.A.
(Private Secretary of President Thomas Jefferson)
William Clark, 2nd Lieutenant of Artillery, U.S.A.
Soldiers
Sergeant Patrick Gass · Sergeant John Ordway · Sergeant Nathaniel Pryor · William Bratton · John Collins · John Colter · Reuben Fields · Robert Frazier · George Gibson · Silas Goodrich · Hugh Hall · Thomas B. Howard · Baptiste LePage · Hugh McNeal · John Potts · George Shannon · John Shields · John E. Thompson · William Werner · Joseph Whitehouse · Alexander H. Williard · Richard Windsor · Peter Wiser
Civilians
George Drouillard (called "Drewyer") Chief Hunter · Pierre Cruzat, Head Boatman · Francis Labiche, Boatman · Toussaint Chaboneau, Interpreter · Sacajawea, his Shoshone Indian wife · Little Toussaint Chaboneau, their baby · Old Toby, The Shoshone Indian guide · York, Negro, (Captain Clark's servant)
Details
HM NumberHM14I7
Series This marker is part of the Lewis & Clark Expedition series
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Year Placed2009
Placed ByLloyd Shaw Post No. 67, American Legion, Salmon, Idaho
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, September 21st, 2014 at 8:06pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)12T E 265580 N 5032576
Decimal Degrees45.40741667, -113.99561667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 45° 24.445', W 113° 59.737'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds45° 24' 26.70" N, 113° 59' 44.22" W
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Area Code(s)208
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2050-2060 Lewis and Clark Trail, Gibbonsville ID 83463, US
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