Medora in Billings County, North Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
River Woodland
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 20, 2015
1. River Woodland Marker
You are looking at a portion of the Little Missouri River bottomlands. Cottonwood trees line the river course, where their roots can reach abundant moisture. Dark green juniper trees dot the sheltered slopes of the steep bluffs. On dry open river flats, dwarf sagebrush is the principal shrub.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Horticulture & Forestry.
Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 46° 56.719′ N, 103° 31.916′ W. Marker was in Medora, North Dakota, in Billings County. It was on E River Road, on the left when traveling north. Marker is located in the South Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Medora ND 58645, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker was on North Dakota’s Missouri Plateau. It was also in the American Lewis & Clark Corridor, on the prairies, and on the Northern Plains. Globally, it was in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found itself
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: The Shooting of Riley Luffsey (approx. 1.4 miles away); Historic MedoraBoom and Bust (approx. 1.8 miles away); On Track to Adventure (approx. 1.8 miles away); Medora Cemetery (approx. 1.9 miles away); Bad Lands Cantonment (approx. 1.9 miles away); Little Missouri: The Town (approx. 1.9 miles away); Frontier Military (approx. 1.9 miles away); Little Missouri Bridge (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Medora.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Historic Medora (was approx. 1.8 miles away but has been permanently removed).
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 20, 2015
2. River Woodland Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 20, 2015
3. Marker in Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Credits. This page was last revised on August 6, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 13, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 509 times since then and 17 times this year. Last updated on August 5, 2020, by Connor Olson of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 13, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.
