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

Ration Day

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 9, 2015

1. Ration Day Marker

Inscription. With the buffalo gone the Indian was completely dependent on the Indian Agency. Food rations of meat and a variety of foods and materials were issued once a week per family.

Erected by Blackfeet Nation. (Marker Number 9.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Native Americans.

Location. 48° 25.751′ N, 112° 41.938′ W. Marker is near Piegan, Montana, in Glacier County. Marker is on Badger Creek Road, 0.1 miles south of U.S. 89, on the left when traveling north. Marker is located in a pull-out on the west side of the road, overlooking the Old Agency site. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cut Bank MT 59427, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Ghost Ridge (here, next to this marker); Old Agency Site (here, next to this marker); Old Agency (approx. 0.4 miles away); Chief Mountain and Old North Trail (approx. 4½ miles away); Captain Meriwether Lewis (approx. 10.4 miles away); The 546th Missile Squadron (approx. 10.4 miles away); Camp Disappointment (approx. 12.3 miles away); a different marker also named Camp Disappointment (approx. 12.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Piegan.

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. This is a large, framed, painted metal marker, mounted at eye-level in a heavy-duty wooden frame.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Old Agency, Blackfeet Nation, Montana

Ration Day Marker (<i>wide view; center of three historical markers at this site</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 9, 2015

2. Ration Day Marker (wide view; center of three historical markers at this site)

Credits. This page was last revised on October 23, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 23, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 185 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 23, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.