On U.S. 12, 0.2 miles west of Lime Quarryhills Lane, on the right when traveling west.
From this point west to the Idaho line, US Highway 12 and I-90 follows the route of a military road located and constructed in Montana between 1859 - 62 by Captain John Mullan. The road was 624 miles long and connected Fort Benton, Montana, with . . . — — Map (db m71950) HM
On Interstate 90 at milepost 187 near Gold Creek Road, on the right when traveling north.
While the construction of the Northern Pacific Railway was an epic undertaking, the celebration to mark its completion was less than extraordinary. The railroad's president, Henry Villard, planned a last spike ceremony for September 8, 1883 near the . . . — — Map (db m212232) HM
On Ten Mile Road at Park Street, on the right when traveling north on Ten Mile Road.
• A conference of businessmen from South Dakota in 1912 met to build a better road between Ipswich and Aberdeen, SD. This led to the development of the Yellowstone Trail which stretched from "Plymouth Rock to Puget Sound". • The Yellowstone Trail . . . — — Map (db m202882) HM
On West Main Street (State Highway 531) near 4th Street, on the left when traveling west.
With material and manpower redirected to winning the fight against fascism, commercial and domestic construction practically ceased during World War II. After the war, pent up demand led to a mini construction boom. With very few lots left on the . . . — — Map (db m123588) HM
On Main Street (State Highway 269) near 2nd Street, on the left when traveling south.
The is one of the first and oldest brick buildings in town.
In 1893 the Hunter Building was used as a saloon. Due to the Temperance movement in the early 1900s the saloon's license was revoked.
After this time it went through a series . . . — — Map (db m123386) HM
Near Lost Trail Ski Area (Forest Road 081) near Casey Road (U.S. 93), on the left when traveling east.
This marker is composed of three panels on a common support
The Mystery May Never be Solved
Experts disagree on the exact route Lewis and Clark took over this divide. No one knows where they camped on that cold snowy night . . . — — Map (db m109625) HM
Near Interstate 94 at milepost 117, on the right when traveling west.
About 65 million years ago, the inland sea receded as the Rocky Mountains rose, pushing the shoreline further east. Great rivers meandered through the coastal plain in a warm and humid climate, depositing sediment which would later become known as . . . — — Map (db m164492) HM
On State Highway 200 at milepost 67 near Old Hicks Road, on the right when traveling west.
"They go to Buffalo twice a year - first, 'to bulls' ... second 'for cows' ..." 1857, R.H. Lansdale, Indian Agent, Washington Territory
At Horse Plains "... a village of Indians collected here who never go for buffalo ..." . . . — — Map (db m219341) HM
On State Highway 200 at milepost 59 near Fruitland Lane, on the right when traveling west.
The nearby Bad Rock Trail was an important route for the aboriginal people who inhabited northwest Montana. The first documented account of the trail was by North West Company trader David Thompson in 1809. Located within sight of the company's . . . — — Map (db m219346) HM
On State Highway 200 at milepost 52 near Golf Street, on the right when traveling west.
Seeing the country being denuded of beaver, Thompson wrote: "Every intelligent man saw the poverty that would follow the destruction of the beaver, but there were no chiefs to control it; all was perfect liberty and equality." David . . . — — Map (db m219424) HM
On South Montana Street near West Galena Street, on the left when traveling north.
In 1910, Butte had only three automobile-related businesses, one of which also repaired bicycles, typewriters, slot machines, and revolvers. By 1918, auto dealers, repair shops, garages, and tire stores numbered over fifty. “No other town in Montana . . . — — Map (db m185410) HM
On State Highway 78 at milepost 28 near Arena Drive, on the right when traveling north.
The Bozeman Trail crossed the divide from Red Lodge Creek and descended a steep hillside to the Rosebud valley one-half mile southeast of here. Jim Bridger opened the route through this area in June 1864, and three weeks later John Bozeman followed . . . — — Map (db m190706) HM
The Bozeman Trail was located ten miles south of here. John Bozeman pioneered the trail in this area in July 1864. After crossing the Bighorn River eight miles below the opening of the Bighorn Canyon, he led his wagon train northwest to the . . . — — Map (db m4326) HM
On Interstate 90 at milepost 419, on the right when traveling east.
For over sixty million years during the Cretaceous Period, much of eastern Montana was underwater, covered by an vast inland sea. As the Rocky Mountains formed to the west, it created a broad, flat coastal plain that was home to many different . . . — — Map (db m190925) HM
On Interstate 90 at milepost 419,, 0.2 miles west of Ronan Ranch Road underpass beneath westbound I-90, on the left when traveling west.
For over sixty million years during the Cretaceous Period, much of eastern Montana was underwater, covered by an vast inland sea. As the Rocky Mountains formed to the west, it created a broad, flat coastal plain that was home to many different . . . — — Map (db m29123) HM
On Big Timber Loop Road (U.S. 191) near Quarry Street, on the right when traveling west.
In the early 1860s there wasn't a ranch in this country from Bismarck to Bozeman and from the Platte River to Canada. To non-Indians it was land considered "fit only to raise Indians" and while some of them were hoping for a crop failure, the . . . — — Map (db m246480) HM
Near Interstate 90 at milepost 377, on the right when traveling east.
The Bozeman Trail descended from the high plateau to the Yellowstone River on the east side of Bridger Creek. The trail crossed the creek and then continued one mile to the Yellowstone. From there, the trail went west along the south bank of the . . . — — Map (db m191050) HM
Near Interstate 90 at milepost 377, on the right when traveling west.
In 1866, Nelson Story and two dozen cowboys drove six hundred longhorn cattle from Texas over 1400 miles to the Livingston area in Montana. The journey was an epic one, the stuff of countless Hollywood Westerns.
The Montana mining camps provided . . . — — Map (db m191041) HM
On Interstate 90 at milepost 381,, 4 miles west of Bridger Creek Road and I-90 Interchange (Exit 384), on the right when traveling west.
You are now following the historic trail of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. On his return from the Pacific in July 1806, Captain Clark camped for six days about forty miles downstream, near Park City. The Expedition had been looking for timber . . . — — Map (db m28948) HM
Near Interstate 90 at milepost 377, on the left when traveling east.
Motoring was an adventure in the second decade of the 20th century and people usually didn't travel very far from home. There were few paved roads, and most were choked with dust during the summers, knee-deep in mud in the rainy seasons, and blocked . . . — — Map (db m246450) HM
Near Interstate 15 at milepost 319 near 24th Road Northeast, on the right when traveling south.
From 1869 to 1885, supplies and trade goods that came up the Missouri River from St. Louis were transferred at Fort Benton from steamboats to freight wagons for distribution in southern Alberta on the famed Whoop-up Trail, which ran near here. In . . . — — Map (db m220444) HM
On Main Street (Business U.S. 2) near 4th Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
At least three generations of motorists have depended upon the courteous, reliable service provided by this longtime Shelby landmark, designed by Continental Oil Company (Conoco) architects and built in 1936. As an adaptation of the competing Pure . . . — — Map (db m161239) HM
On U.S. 2 at milepost 283 near Kraft Road, on the right when traveling east.
The Whoop Up Trail came into being in the late 1860's. It headed northwest from Fort Benton to Fort Whoop Up which was built before the broader between Canada and the United States was surveyed. The trail extended to Fort Macleod when that outpost . . . — — Map (db m161388) HM
On Old Highway 10 near Cole Lane, on the left when traveling west.
When William Clark passed through this area on July 27, 1806, he described "estonishingly noumerous" bison and elk as well as his last glimpse of the snow-clad Big Horn Mountains. Most importantly, his report of abundant beaver "sign" quickly drew . . . — — Map (db m165322) HM
For thousands of years, northern Montana was covered under massive ice sheets. Glaciologists aren't sure why the ice ages began, but the process of glaciation is known because of the mark it leaves on the landscape. About 190,000 years ago, . . . — — Map (db m142928) HM
Near Montana Avenue (Business U.S. 90) near North 29th Street, on the right when traveling west.
In the years leading up to Prohibition, more than a dozen local shops sold cigars and tobacco. In 1917, Billings claimed five cigar factories.
When Prohibition outlawed alcohol and shut down saloons, it indirectly undercut the tobacco industry . . . — — Map (db m165960) HM
Near Montana Avenue (Business Interstate 90) at North 23rd Street, on the left when traveling east.
This prominent building, situated across from the railroad depot, was also known as "Enterprise Garage and Sales" and was a repair shop for many years. It was recently renovated to house several retail businesses. — — Map (db m166179) HM
On Montana Avenue (Business Interstate 90) near North 23rd Street.
The town of Billings is named for Frederick Billings. He was a gold rush lawyer, railroad baron, and conservationist. Born and educated in Vermont, he arrived in California with his law degree during the 1849 gold rush. He was California's first . . . — — Map (db m168301) HM
On Montana Avenue at North 27th Street, on the right when traveling east on Montana Avenue.
The homesteading boom was in full swing in 1910, but not all of Montana's newcomers came to farm. With the arrival of three transcontinental railroads, Billings became established as a regional hub of commerce. Many businesses saw opportunity in the . . . — — Map (db m165857) HM
On Minnesota Avenue near South 26th Street, on the left when traveling east.
The later 1940s and the aftermath of World War II brought economic prosperity. Americans became more stable financially, mobility increased, and so did the demand for automobiles. Price Motor Sales, one example of this trend, opened in 1948 to serve . . . — — Map (db m165855) HM
Near Interstate 94 at milepost 41, on the right when traveling west.
Motoring was an adventure in the second decade of the 20th century and people usually didn't travel very far from home. There were a few paved roads, most were choked with dust during the summers, knee-deep in mud in the rainy seasons, and . . . — — Map (db m165449) HM
On East Main Street (Old U.S. 10) near 1st Avenue (?), on the left when traveling west.
The first coast-to-coast auto route across the northern tier of states.
Motto: A Good Road from Plymouth Rock to Puget Sound.
Before 1912
Railroads dominated long distance transportation. Local road were dust and mud. There . . . — — Map (db m190771) HM
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