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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BYY_a-soul-searching-birthday_Dillon-MT.html
Meriwether Lewis is hardly the only person ever to have found himself evaluating the meaning and purpose of his own life. But the words he wrote on the evening of August 18, 1805 - when camped about 35 miles southeast of where you stand now - have…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BYX_naturally-sustained-productivity_Dillon-MT.html
Ranching, anchored in the natural productivity of rangelands, is one of the main reasons so much or the landscape surrounding you still looks as it did centuries ago. The climate here is too harsh for farming, but native rangeland vegetation is ad…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BYU_undaunted-stewardship_Dillon-MT.html
Undaunted Stewardship® is a statewide partnership involving 19 agricultural and conservation groups in Montana, managed and directed by Montana State University, the Montana Stockgrowers Association and the federal Bureau of Land Management. The …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BYI_big-hole-valley_Wisdom-MT.html
Across the valley is the Continental Divide and the beautiful Bitterroot Mountains. The famous Big Hole River winds through the valley that is noted for abundant hay, fine cattle and horses, great hunting and fishing, beautiful scenery and friendl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BYH_welcome-to-hamilton-ranch_Dillon-MT.html
On a clear day, the sweeping views from here take in more than 400 square miles. Most of these lands look much as they have for centuries. Human travel routes haven't changed much either. Highway 278 mirrors very closely that Captain Clark and his…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BYG_hot-spring-valley_Dillon-MT.html
In 1806, Captain William Clark and his crew traveled through here on horseback moving quickly on their return trip to St. Louis. Arriving at present day Jackson Hot Springs in the afternoon of July 7th, they stopped to experiment with cooking in t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BYF_the-carroll-ranch_Dillon-MT.html
For generations the Hamilton Ranch was widely-known as the Carroll Ranch - and it served as a vital link between the Big Hole and Beaverhead valleys. Its location at the base of this mountain pass made the ranch a perfect stopping point for stagec…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BO7_big-hole-national-battlefield-monument-a-war-memorial_Wisdom-MT.html
(Inscriptions are found on three sides of this monument.)
On This Field
17 officers and 133 enlisted men of
the 7th U.S. Infantry
under its Colonel
Bvt. Major General John Gibbon with 8 other
soldiers and 36 citizens
surprised a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BMT_a-perfect-place-to-rest_Wisdom-MT.html
Pursued by the U.S. Army since June 1877, approximately 800 Nez Perce (nimi · pu · ) men, women, and children traveled over the Bitterroot Mountains and camped here in the Big Hole Valley. Thinking there was no immediate pursuit by t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BMK_brave-warriors_Wisdom-MT.html
To the
everlasting
Memory of the
Brave Warriors of
Chief Joseph's Band
who fought on
these grounds
in the
Nez Perce War
of 1877
In Memory of
the Indians, Infants,
Children, Women
and Old Men
who were wounded
…