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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DA7_william-clark_Dillon-MT.html
William Clark was central to the success of the Corps of Discovery expedition not only during the two years spent crossing the continent but also because he produced maps of the west long after his return. . . His three maps of the Western Unit…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DA5_mapping-the-way_Dillon-MT.html
Mapping the Way. . . Instruments for ascertaining, by celestial observations, the geography of the country through which you will pass, have been already provided. —President Thomas Jefferson . . The data collected by Lewis and Clark is a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DA3_distant-features_Dillon-MT.html
Distant Features. . . Your observations are to be taken with great pains & accuracy, to be entered distinctly & intelligibly for others as well as yourself, to comprehend all the elements necessary . —President Thomas Jefferson . . On Aug…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D9T_clark-pocket-compass-monument_Dillon-MT.html
Clark Pocket Compass Monument. . This monument design is taken from the small pocket compass carried by William Clark on the expedition. Clark's compass was made by Thomas Whitney in Philadelphia. Fortunate Chapter of the National Lewis and Clar…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D9O_reliable-landmarks_Dillon-MT.html
Reliable Landmarks. . . "...you will take careful observations of ...objects distinguished by such natural marks & characters of a durable kind..." . —President Thomas Jefferson . . There is a remarkable view from the crest of…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2C10_the-montana-utah-road_Dillon-MT.html
Interstate 15 is the latest in a series of roads that have traversed this area since prehistory. Although used for generations by Native Americans, the first recorded use of this route was by the Lewis and Clark Expedition on August 10, 1805. They…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2C0F_bannack_Dillon-MT.html
Montana's first gold rush began near here at Grasshopper Creek in the summer of 1862. Prospectors John White and company camped along the insect infested banks as they looked for a shortcut to the Deer Lodge valley. They panned the gravel - as was…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2C0E_old-trail-to-the-gold-diggins_Dillon-MT.html
Interstate 15 is the latest in a series of roads that have traversed this area since prehistory. Although used for generations by Native Americans, the first recorded use of this route was by the Lewis and Clark Expedition on August 10, 1805. They…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2C0C_sacajawea_Dillon-MT.html
In Commemoration of
Sacajawea
who guided Lewis and Clark through this
the land of her childhood and capture
On August 17th, 1805 she rejoined her tribe near this site. The services she rendered the expedition were invaluable.
This tabl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2C0B_it-was-mutually-advantageous_Dillon-MT.html
Few points along the route of the Lewis and Clark Expedition have the significance of this site, now beneath the waters of Clark Canyon Reservoir. Noted on their maps as "Fortunate Camp", the Lewis and Clark Expedition journeyed here hoping to obt…