Hathaway in Rosebud County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)

Cattle Brands

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 13, 2020

1. Cattle Brands Marker

Inscription. Many a dogie * (not doggie - dudes please note) has been decorated with one of these famous Montana irons.

(Click on the photograph to enlarge it and have a closer look at the brands.)

* A dogie is a little calf who has lost its mammy and whose daddy has run off with another cow.

Erected by Montana Department of Transportation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Animals.

Location. 46° 16.156′ N, 106° 18.369′ W. Marker is in Hathaway, Montana, in Rosebud County. It can be reached from Interstate 94 at milepost 117 near Graveyard Creek RoadThe, on the left when traveling west. The marker is located at the Hathaway Rest Area Westbound. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hathaway MT 59333, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Montana, in Custer Country and in the Powder River Basin.

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,

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it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Rosebud (here, next to this marker); Join the Voyage of Discovery (within shouting distance of this marker); The Hell Creek Formation (within shouting distance of this marker); The Miles City Air Force Station (approx. 1.4 miles away); Scouting South of the Yellowstone (approx. 5.8 miles away); St. Philip's Episcopal Church (approx. 6.4 miles away); The Seventh Passes in Review (approx. 6.6 miles away); Rosebud Creek (approx. 8.1 miles away).

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 13, 2020

2. Cattle Brands Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 10, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 10, 2021, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 985 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 10, 2021, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.