A Crossroads of Events

A Crossroads of Events (HM1K9B)

Location: , MT 59088 Yellowstone County
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Country: United States of America
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N 45° 59.728', W 108° 0.34'

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The Yellowstone Valley at Pompeys Pillar was a crossroads for travelers and wildlife and a cavalry campsite and staging area.

The artist's rendering on this sign depicts the area directly across the river as it may have looked in 1873 when Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer and men of the Yellowstone Expedition, commanded by Col. David Stanley, camped there.

The troops protected engineers and surveyors working on the Northern Pacific Line from Indian attacks. The completed railroad would soon link the rest of the country with the North Pacific coast.
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HM NumberHM1K9B
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Placed ByBureau of Land Management
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Date Added Wednesday, April 29th, 2015 at 2:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)12T E 731873 N 5097903
Decimal Degrees45.99546667, -108.00566667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 45° 59.728', W 108° 0.34'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds45° 59' 43.68" N, 108° 0' 20.4" W
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Area Code(s)406
Closest Postal AddressAt or near Pompeys Pillar Walking Path, MT 59088, US
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