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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CRQ_kootenai-falls-people-and-history_Troy-MT.html
Kootenai Falls People and History. . The land around Kootenai Falls has been explored and used for thousands of years by the Kootenai or Tunaxa People. The Kootenai tribe made up of seven bands, two in U.S. and five in Canada. . . European trade…
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/HM2C0Z_howdy-everyone-glad-to-see-you_Lima-MT.html
The Department of Transportation launched an ambitious program in 1936 to promote the state's scenic, recreational, and historical treasures. The brainchild of department engineer Bob Fletcher, the program included roadside historical markers, lan…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2C0Y_the-tendoy-mountains_Lima-MT.html
About four million years ago, this part of the North American Plate slid over a gigantic source of heat in the mantle known as the Yellowstone hot spot. In Yellowstone National Park, this heat is responsible for the geysers, mud pots, and hot spri…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2C0X_the-montana-road_Lima-MT.html
This area once echoed with the sound of creaking wagon wheels, cracking whips, and profanity so intense the mountains vibrated with sulfur! The old wagon road between Montana and Utah passed very close to this rest area. It first saw use in the 18…
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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2C0A_fortunate-camp_Dillon-MT.html
This site was the pivotal point in the success of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The party camped here in August 1805. They cached their boats and aided by the influence of Sacajawea obtained horses from her people the Shoshone Indians The Grea…
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