Near Virgelle in Chouteau County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)

Coal Banks Landing

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, August 23, 2020

1. Coal Banks Landing Marker

Inscription. Coal Banks Landing takes its name from the dark layer of lignite coal in the hillsides. The landing was used by steamboats during the Indian War of 1876-77 and the construction of Fort Assinniboine on the northwest side of the Bears Paw Mountains. The famed White Cliffs section of the Missouri River, which Captain Meriwether Lewis described as "seens of visionary inchantment" in his journals, begins about 10 miles downstream from here.

Erected by Bureau of Land Management.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Natural Features • Natural Resources.

Location. 48° 1.919′ N, 110° 14.165′ W. Marker is near Virgelle, Montana, in Chouteau County. Marker is on Vigelle Ferry Road North near Terry Lane, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Virgelle Mercantile (approx. 1.3 miles away); Virgelle State Bank (approx. 1.3 miles away); An Island on the Plains (approx. 11.7 miles away); Big Sandy (approx. 11.7 miles away); Fort Walsh Trail (approx. 11.7 miles away); Judith Landing (approx. 11.7 miles away); Cow Island Trail (approx. 11.7 miles away).

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Coal Banks Landing Marker, on left image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, August 23, 2020

2. Coal Banks Landing Marker, on left

View of the Stone Walls by Karl Bodmer image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Karl Bodmer

3. View of the Stone Walls by Karl Bodmer

Map of the Upper Missouri Breaks National Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bureau of Land Management

4. Map of the Upper Missouri Breaks National Monument

Credits. This page was last revised on December 5, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 5, 2020, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 174 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 5, 2020, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.