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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BYI_big-hole-valley_Wisdom-MT.html
Across the valley is the Continental Divide and the beautiful Bitterroot Mountains. The famous Big Hole River winds through the valley that is noted for abundant hay, fine cattle and horses, great hunting and fishing, beautiful scenery and friendl…
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/HM2BO7_big-hole-national-battlefield-monument-a-war-memorial_Wisdom-MT.html
(Inscriptions are found on three sides of this monument.) On This Field 17 officers and 133 enlisted men of the 7th U.S. Infantry under its Colonel Bvt. Major General John Gibbon with 8 other soldiers and 36 citizens surprised a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BMT_a-perfect-place-to-rest_Wisdom-MT.html
Pursued by the U.S. Army since June 1877, approximately 800 Nez Perce (nimi · pu · ) men, women, and children traveled over the Bitterroot Mountains and camped here in the Big Hole Valley. Thinking there was no immediate pursuit by t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BMK_brave-warriors_Wisdom-MT.html
To the everlasting Memory of the Brave Warriors of Chief Joseph's Band who fought on these grounds in the Nez Perce War of 1877 In Memory of the Indians, Infants, Children, Women and Old Men who were wounded …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BMI_siege-site_Wisdom-MT.html
In front of you on the morning of August 9, 1877, you would have seen soldiers and Montana volunteers pass by as they began to deploy for the coming attack on the Nez Perce encampment just through the trees. Following the army's surprise attack…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BME_natural-travel-corridor_Wisdom-MT.html
(Three panels make up this informational marker:) Natural Travel Corridor Clark's 1806 Route Captain Clark and his party found great quantities of camas just beginning to bloom when they passed here on Sunday July 6, 1806. As they lef…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BMD_battlefield-landscape_Wisdom-MT.html
From this vantage point you can visualize the general progress of the Battle of the Big Hole, but at a distance from the fear and chaos of its hand-to-hand combat. The landscape has changed little since the morning of August 9, 1877. This lush riv…
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