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

July 17, 1805 & July 17, 1806

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 15, 2022

1. July 17, 1805 & July 17, 1806 Marker

Inscription. The entire expedition first camped in this area on their journey westward in July of 1805. Exactly a year later, Sergeant Ordway and a party of nine men retuned to this site.
Where were Captain Lewis and Captain Clark? Meriwether Lewis was following the Marias River and exploring with several of the men. Captain Clark had taken his party, including Sacajawea and her son, to follow the :Rochejone" (Yellowstone River). They were to all meet at the confluence of the Missouri and Yellowstone Rivers (near the present day border of North Dakota and Montana).
Sergeant Ordway and his party found the canoes that had been sunk in a pond near Beaverhead River the prior year. One canoe had been damaged and was cut up to reuse the wood as paddles. The party headed to White Bear Island south of Great Falls to dig up the items had been cached in this area and proceed onward.
This was the spot that the expedition visited exactly one year apart, once in July 17, 1805 and once again on July 17, 1806.

Erected by Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Exploration. In addition, it is included in the Lewis & Clark Expedition series list. A significant historical date for this entry is July 17, 1805.

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10.264′ N, 111° 49.602′ W. Marker is near Cascade, Montana, in Cascade County. It is on Seibold Lane near Bighorn Sheep Drive. .The marker is located at the Prewett Creek Fishing Access. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cascade MT 59421, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in andspecifically entral Montana in Russell 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 Rupert’s Land

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Missouri River Canyon and Old US Highway 91 (approx. 0.8 miles away); A Volcanic Island in the Rocky Mountains (approx. 0.8 miles away); Point of Reference (approx. 1.4 miles away); Sentinel of the Rockies (approx. 1.4 miles away); Transition Terrain (approx. 1.4 miles away); From Too Much to Not Enough (approx. 1.4 miles away); From Indian Trail to Highways (approx. 1.4 miles away); Join the Voyage of Discovery (approx. 4.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cascade.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 15, 2022

2. July 17, 1805 & July 17, 1806 Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 25, 2024, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 288 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 25, 2024, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.