Historical Marker Search

You searched for Postal Code: 59936

Showing results 1 to 5 of 5
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2217_choosing-a-route_West-Glacier-MT.html
Mastery over nature or blend with the environment...two different philosophies represented by two different routes. After the establishment of Glacier National Park efforts began on constructing a road to provide access to the interior of the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1K9E_a-glacial-lake_West-Glacier-MT.html
A river of ice over 2,000 feet thick moved down this valley. Lake McDonald is evidence of its passing. When the glacier receded more than ten thousand years ago, it revealed a changed landscape. The ice had quarried away huge amounts of rock. A…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUAR_wilderness-architecture_West-Glacier-MT.html
Like many buildings in the park, Lake McDonald Lodge has a rustic architectural style. The lodge was built during the winter of 1913-14 with locally available materials, creating a rustic exterior of native stone and western cedar that blends with…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUAQ_historic-boats_West-Glacier-MT.html
In 1895 there were no roads along Lake McDonald. Tourists arrived at this dock by wood-fired steamboat after getting off the train at Belton Depot and bumping along in a wagon to Apgar Landing. The steamboat F.I. Whitney was the first boat to t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUAP_time-machines_West-Glacier-MT.html
A Glacier Tradition National parks often seem timeless and are valued for the continuity of experience they offer to generations of visitors. At Glacier National Park, the past and future come together through a fleet of historic buses, time ma…
PAGE 1 OF 1