Near Fort Peck in Valley County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)
In Memory
Photographed by Connor Olson, June 23, 2019
1. In Memory Marker
In memory of those who lost their lives in The Slide
September 22, 1938
Oliver Bucher*
John I. Johnson*
Walter Lubbinge*
Archie R. Moir*
Douglas J. Moore
Dolphie Paulson*
Albert V. Stoeser
Nelson P. Van Stone*
*Forever entombed in the dam
Erected 1998.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical date for this entry is September 22, 1938.
Location. 48° 0.496′ N, 106° 24.017′ W. Marker is near Fort Peck, Montana, in Valley County. It is at the intersection of Yaeger Road and State Highway 24, on the left when traveling north on Yaeger Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fort Peck MT 59223, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Montana’s Missouri River Country. It is also in the American Mountain West, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, on the prairies, on the Great Plains, and specifically on the Northern Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Ruperts
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Fort Peck Dam (here, next to this marker); The Slide of '38 (here, next to this marker); Built with Muscle and Muck (here, next to this marker); Lewis & Clark in Missouri River Country (approx. half a mile away); Peculiar White Water Named the Milk River (approx. half a mile away); Summits of High Hills Were Covered with Pine (approx. half a mile away); With No Running Water the Stream was called Big Dry River (approx. half a mile away); Boomtowns on the Outskirts (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Peck.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 18, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 12, 2020, by Connor Olson of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 341 times since then and 14 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on December 12, 2020, by Connor Olson of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
