Jamestown in James City County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Montana

Quadricentennial Plaza

— Jamestown Settlement —

Montana Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Don Morfe, August 17, 2016

1. Montana Marker

Inscription. Capital-Helena

Fur trappers worked in the region as early as the 1740s. Acquired as a portion of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, Lewis and Clark explored the area in 1805. The region offered American fur traders a profitable business and the discovery of gold in the 1850s and 1860s led to the rapid settlement of mining camps. Montana was the scene of General George Custer’s defeat by the Sioux and Cheyenne Indians at Little Big Horn in 1876. The state was formed from the Montana Territory, created in 1864.

1742-Explored by the Verendrye brothers for France
1847-Permanently settled by Americans
1889-Admitted to the Union as the 41st state.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Exploration • Native Americans • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1803.

Location. 37° 13.562′ N, 76° 46.966′ W. Marker is in Jamestown, Virginia, in James City County. Marker is on Jamestown Road. The marker is located near the Jamestown Settlement Visitor Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2110 Jamestown Road, Williamsburg VA 23185, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Washington (here, next to this marker); South Dakota (here, next to this marker); Idaho (here, next to this

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marker); North Dakota (here, next to this marker); Wyoming (here, next to this marker); Colorado (a few steps from this marker); Utah (a few steps from this marker); Nebraska (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jamestown.

Quadricentennial Plaza-North image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Don Morfe, August 17, 2016

2. Quadricentennial Plaza-North

Quadricentennial Plaza-South image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Don Morfe, August 17, 2016

3. Quadricentennial Plaza-South

Jamestown Settlement Visitor Center image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Don Morfe, August 17, 2016

4. Jamestown Settlement Visitor Center

Credits. This page was last revised on September 12, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 9, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 277 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 9, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.