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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXBA_j-k-merrill-and-sons-dry-goods_Philipsburg-MT.html
The excellent design and spacious interior of this two-story commercial building represents Philipsburg's prosperity and substantial population during the 1890s. Constructed for J.K. Merrill and Sons between 1892 and 1894, Freyschlag Huffman and C…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV4R_take-a-walk-through-history-on-the-yankee-jim-trail_Emigrant-MT.html
Visit the interpretive trail across the river and take a pleasant walk on an improve trail or enjoy a picnic. A series of interpretive signs will take you on a journey through time to some fascinating eras of history.Past, present and futureThe Ya…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV4O_yellowstone-cutthroat-trout_Emigrant-MT.html
Montana's state fish has a sinister name and a fragile future. Set apart from other trout by red slash marks on either side of the lower jaw, the Yellowstone cutthroat trout is far from murderous. Native only to the Yellowstone River drainage, thi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV4N_emigrant-gulch_Emigrant-MT.html
In August 1864,three emigrants, who came to Montana on the Bozeman Trail, arrived here and found men already hard at work mining the creek. The new arrivals decided to try their luck farther up the rugged gulch, finding pay dirt high up the side o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUOG_seventh-cavalry-horse-cemetery_Garryowen-MT.html
After the battle, 39 cavalry horses that had been shot for breastworks during Custer's Last Stand, were found among the dead on Last Stand Hill. In 1879, a temporary cordwood monument was erected by the Army on the crest of the hill. The area, str…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUO5_wooden-leg-hill_Garryowen-MT.html
The hill in front of you was occupied by Lakota, and Cheyenne during the fight on Last Stand Hill. An unknown Sioux warrior wearing a warbonnet was killed here while firing his rifle at soldiers positioned behind a horse barricade on the crest of …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUO0_sharpshooter-ridge_Garryowen-MT.html
June 25-26, 1876 - From the ridge to your right, Custer first views the village. Needing more information about the extent of the encampment, he moves further north. After witnessing the beginning of Reno's charge, Custer's five companies descend …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUNY_timber-fight_Garryowen-MT.html
Reno occupies a defensive position in the timber. Determined to defend their village, warriors soon penetrate the woods, convincing Reno that the position is untenable. After fighting for 30 minutes, Reno retreats across the Little Bighorn River.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUNX_retreat-crossing_Garryowen-MT.html
During Reno's retreat from the timber, Crazy Horse, Wooden Leg, Black Elk, and perhaps as many as 600 warriors chase the soldiers across the Little Bighorn River. Reno's casualties are 40 men killed and 13 wounded. The remnants of Reno's command o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUNW_renos-skirmish-line-warrior-counterattack_Garryowen-MT.html
Reno's battalion of 175 soldiers, civilian personnel, and Arikara and Crow Scouts halt in the valley and form a thin skirmish line. Warriors race out from the village to oppose him. After 10 minutes of fighting Lakota and Cheyenne warriors outflan…