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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/HM22HD_the-beginning-of-the-endless-missouri_Dillon-MT.html
"two miles below McNeal had exultingly stood with a foot of each side of this little rivulet and thanked his god that he had lived to bestride the mighty & heretofore deemed endless Missouri." - Meriwether Lewis, August 12, 1805
Hugh McNeal st…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22HC_most-distant-fountain-of-the-mighty-missouri_Dillon-MT.html
"the road took us to the most distant fountain of the waters of the mighty Missouri in surch (sic) of which we have spent so many toilsome days and wristless (sic) nights." - Meriwether Lewis, August 12, 1805
What's in a name?
In 1921, his…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22HA_from-route-to-road_Dillon-MT.html
This marker is made up of two panels.
Moving over the Mountains
The Shoshone Indians call this pass " Wee-yah-vee." For thousands of years, the Aqui-dika, or Salmoneater people of the Shoshone, and other tribes, crossed the Continental D…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22H8_crossing-the-great-divide_Dillon-MT.html
High Point of the Journey
"thus far I had accomplished one of those great objects on which my mind has been unalterably fixed for many years.," wrote Meriwether Lewis, 456 days after setting out from St. Louis.
Lewis, George Drouillard,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22GR_sacajawea-memorial-area_Dillon-MT.html
There are many stories about the young Indian woman who accompanied the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
As time goes on, Sacajawea continues to inspire our admiration and curiosity. People delight in the stories of Sacajawea. These stories continue …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22GP_sacajawea-memorial-area_Dillon-MT.html
There were many heroes in this band of intrepid explorers, there was but one heroine. Denied in life and after that recognition which was due her, it is fitting that we meet here today to dedicate this spot in honor of that heroine." R.F. Hammat,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXFD_nez-perce-camp_Dillon-MT.html
The Nez Perce camped near here on Horse Prairie Creek, Aug. 12 1877 following the Battle of the Big Hole Aug. 9-10. General Howard was summoned when beating drums arroused [sic] the citizens of Bannack. Women and children were quartered in the Mea…