Watford City in McKenzie County, North Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Walter H. Chaloner
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 21, 2015
1. Walter H. Chaloner Marker
Walter H. Chaloner
1918 – 1933
Near this spot,
this pioneers son failed
in an attempt to jump a
washout because of the
tie-down on his horse.
After five days of searching,
he was found alive pinned
under his horse.
He did not survive.
Fifty years in saddle
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Events. A significant historical year for this entry is 1918.
Location. 47° 35.944′ N, 103° 15.248′ W. Marker is in Watford City, North Dakota, in McKenzie County. It is on Theodore Roosevelt Expressway (U.S. 85), on the right when traveling north. Marker is located across the road from the entrance to the north unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Watford City ND 58854, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Dakota’s Bakken Oil Patch. It is also in the American Lewis & Clark Corridor, on the prairies, and 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 Land and also the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Theodore Roosevelt National Park (approx. Ό mile away); Layers in Time / Portraits in Stone (approx. 1.8 miles away); Badlands Panorama (approx. 2.1 miles away); Tilted (approx. 2.3 miles away); Cannonball Mystery (approx. 3.7 miles away); North Dakota Badlands (approx. 4.3 miles away); The Long X Trail: A Dusty Trail to Greener Pastures
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Other markers no longer nearby. Longhorns (was approx. 1.8 miles away but has been permanently removed); Slump Formation (was approx. 2.2 miles away but has been permanently removed); Cannon Ball Concretions (was approx. 3.6 miles away but has been permanently removed); Long X Cattle Trail (was approx. 4.2 miles away but has been permanently removed).
Additional commentary.
1. Correct Name - Walter John Chaloner
His sister Caroline C. Chaloner commissioned the monument and she was so distraught over her brother's death she made an error, his actual name is Walter John Chaloner. Their older brother, William H. Chaloner, died in 1918 from the Spanish flu.
— Submitted June 16, 2020, by Chaloner of San Diego.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 21, 2015
2. Walter H. Chaloner Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 21, 2015
3. Walter H. Chaloner Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 21, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 812 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 21, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
