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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UVV_bozeman-veterans-memorial-a-war-memorial_Bozeman-MT.html
Honoring all our brothers and sisters
who have served, are serving, or will serve
in the defense of our Nation
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UR3_fort-ellis-historical_Bozeman-MT.html
Established as a military post August 27, 1867 by order of
President Andrew Johnson and General U.S. Grant
the post was abandoned in December 1886
Captain Wm. Clark
of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
encamped here July 14, 1806 with his invalu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UR0_bozeman-pass-historical_Bozeman-MT.html
Sacajawea, the Shoshone woman who guided portions of the Lewis and Clark Expedition led Captain Wm. Clark and his party of ten men over an old buffalo road through this pass on July 15, 1806. They were eastward bound and planned to explore the Yel…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UQZ_the-bozeman-trail-historical_Bozeman-MT.html
On July 14, 1806 Captain William Clark accompanied by 11 members of the expedition party camped about a mile east of here on the flat at the mouth of Kelly Canyon. The next day, Sacajawea guided the party up the canyon on an old buffalo trail to a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJD8_pioneer-museum_Bozeman-MT.html
The Pioneer Museum, located next to the Gallatin County Courthouse at 317 West Main, was the former County jail. Along with many museum exhibits showcasing the history of Gallatin County is an Historical Research Library. The photo archives, and o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJD7_trail-through-time_Bozeman-MT.html
First Peoples utilized the valley for over 11,000 years before the arrival of Lewis & Clark, and the others that would follow. Trails brought cattle and homesteaders to an agricultural paradise. The military followed, defending settlers, consuming…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJD2_fort-ellis_Bozeman-MT.html
Conflicts along the Bozeman Trail between Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho Indians and settlers escalated with the establishment of forts along the route in 1866. After Indians killed John Bozeman, in the Yellowstone Valley in 1867, the fede…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJD1_valley-of-opportunity_Bozeman-MT.html
Settlers came to the Gallatin Valley on the heels of the first Montana gold strike at Grasshopper Creek near Bannack, Montana, in 1862. As Meriwether Lewis had predicted, farmers found the valley well suited for agriculture. They planted crops and…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJD0_fur-trade_Bozeman-MT.html
An abundance of beaver encouraged Corps of Discovery members John Colter and John Potts to return to the headwaters. In 1808, Blackfeet Indians killed Potts in a confrontation and stripped Colter bare, giving him a chance to run for his life. In o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJCZ_first-people-in-the-gallatin-valley_Bozeman-MT.html
For centuries distant and diverse tribes visited the Gallatin Valley to hunt. They stampeded buffalo over cliffs during the "dog days" before the acquisition of horses and guns. They hunted animals for food, clothing and shelter. They also mined c…