Mosby in Garfield County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)
Fort Musselshell
Photographed by Dawn Bowen, July 23, 2008
1. Fort Musselshell Marker
Fort Musselshell was located on the Missouri River about 35 miles north of here. It was a trading post in the 60s and 70s and as such had a brief but colorful career. The only whites in that part of the state were woodchoppers for the Missouri River steamboats, wolfers, trappers and Indian trappers.
The River Crows and Gros Ventre Indians traded there. A buffalo robe brought them 3 cups of coffee, or 6 cups of sugar, or 10 cups of flour. It was a tolerably profitable business from the traders standpoint.
The Assiniboine and Sioux regarded this post as an amusement center where bands of ambitious braves could lie in ambush and get target practice on careless whites.
Musselshell became a cattle rustlers hangout but after a Vigilance Committee stretched a few of them they seemed to lose interest.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers • Wars, US Indian.
Location. 46° 59.39′ N, 107° 51.566′ W. Marker is in Mosby, Montana, in Garfield County. It is on Route 200 1.4 miles east of Garfield/Petroleum County line (Montana Highway 200), on the left when traveling east. At the Mosby Rest Area. Touch for map. Marker
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Regionally, this marker is 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 Land and also the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 2 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Kerchival City (a few steps from this marker); Bearpaw Shale and the Inland Ocean (a few steps from this marker).
Photographed by Dawn Bowen, July 23, 2008
2. Fort Musselshell Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 29, 2008, by Dawn Bowen of Fredericksburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 3,408 times since then and 104 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 29, 2008, by Dawn Bowen of Fredericksburg, Virginia. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
