Ovando in Powell County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)
Seaman
Canine Member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
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Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 11, 2022
1. Seaman Marker
Caption:(lower left)
"possessed Beauty without Vanity
Strength without Insolence
Courage without Ferocity,
And all the Virtuses of Man without his Vices" -- Lord Byron - 1808
Inscription on the grave of Lord Byron's favorite Newfoundland Dog
"possessed Beauty without Vanity
Strength without Insolence
Courage without Ferocity,
And all the Virtuses of Man without his Vices" -- Lord Byron - 1808
Inscription on the grave of Lord Byron's favorite Newfoundland Dog
"Last night we were alarmed by a large buffaloe Bull, which swam over from the opposite shore and coming alongside of the white perigee (canoe), climbed over it to land, he then alarmed ran up the bank in full speed directly towards the fires, and was within 18 inches of the heads of some of the men ... my dog saved us by causing him to change his course."
Meriwether Lewis, May 29, 1805
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Lewis purchased "Seaman" in 1803 and the dog proved to by worthy enough to name this creek after him in his journals.
"... 3 miles to the entrance of a large creek 20 yds wide (which) Called Seaman's Creek
Seaman's Creek was eventually renamed to honor George Monteur. A skilled frontiersman, Monteur (Monture) worked as an interpreter for the Hudson Bay Company and safely guided settlers through the western mountains and valleys. He died near this site in the fall of 1877.
Erected by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks.
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Location. 47° 2.396′ N, 113° 13.181′ W. Marker is in Ovando, Montana, in Powell County. It is at the intersection of Monture Fishing Access and State Highway 200, on the left when traveling south on Monture Fishing Access. Monture Fishing Access is near Mile Post 40 on Montana Highway 200. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ovando MT 59854, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in andspecifically outhwest Montana, in Gold West Country, in Mining Country. It is also in the American Mountain West and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor. Globally, it is in North America, the Rocky Mountains, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Ruperts Land and also the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Lewis Minus Clark Expedition (approx. 4.3 miles away); The Blackfoot River Corridor (approx. 4.3 miles away); Early Ovando Years (approx. 4.4 miles away); Big Blackfoot Railroad (approx. 7 miles away); Souvenirs of the Ice Age (approx. 7½ miles away); Big Blackfoot Milling Company (approx. 7½ miles away); A Vast Network of Indigenous Trails. (approx. 7½ miles away); The Bob Marshall Wilderness Country (approx. 9.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ovando.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 11, 2022
2. Seaman Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 5, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 5, 2023, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 668 times since then and 91 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 5, 2023, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
