In 1910, the three Brockway brothers filed on adjoining homesteads along the fertile Redwater River near here. A small trading center on brother James's homestead provided supplies and other services to their neighbors. by 1913, the settlement's . . . — — Map (db m143263) HM
Its difficult to believe now, but 65 million years ago the middle of this continent was a shallow sea. The area, when not underwater, was part of a hot, humid subtropical coastline of marshes, rivers and river deltas bearing dense . . . — — Map (db m153275) HM
Located 59 miles north of here is Fort Peck Dam, the largest hydraulically-filled earthen dam in the United States. The dam is nearly four miles in length and 250 feet height. It contains 130 million cubic yards of earth, gravel, and rock. The . . . — — Map (db m143333) HM
Wherever you are in Montana, you stand in the pathway of Lewis and Clark. Their 1804-1806 expedition was a grand adventure to investigate the people and resources of the newly acquired Louisiana Purchase and to seek a navigable passage across the . . . — — Map (db m143265) HM
Major Seth Mabry, a former Confederate Army officer, came to the Redwater Valley about 1883, driving a heard of longhorns from Texas. President of the Mabry Cattle Co., he branded with a plain circle iron. From the brand, the operator became . . . — — Map (db m143261) HM
McCone County is tough, arid country, and the ability to scratch out a living here has always been highly dependent on weather. Harsh winters and cycles of extended drought test this ability and the perseverance of those who live here. It has been . . . — — Map (db m252923) HM
This memorial is dedicated to those men and women veterans from this area who served our country in time of peace and war, and especially to those who gave their lives in that service from 1877 to present. Navy • Army • Marines • Coast . . . — — Map (db m252925) WM
Competition between railroads to get into the Redwater Valley ended with the Interstate Commerce Commission giving the Northern Pacific permission to build the 62 mile line from Glendive to Circle/Brockway. This happened on May 27, 1927 with Foley . . . — — Map (db m143262) HM
Look out over the hills and bottomlands around you and you will see a vast landscape of change. Natural rivers constantly change their courses, and today, the confluence of the Missouri and Milk Rivers below you is not the one mapped by the Lewis . . . — — Map (db m307697) HM
Lofty, hearty and a marvel of adaptation, the cottonwood contributed more to the success of the Lewis and Clark Expedition than any other western tree. Time and time again, Lewis and Clark described camp sites where clumps of these trees, with their . . . — — Map (db m307838) HM
You undoubtedly know that you are in the Fort Peck area, but did you know that to the north of the Missouri and east of the Milk River lies the Fort Peck Reservation, now home to the Assiniboine Indians?
The Assiniboine have been present in the . . . — — Map (db m307842) HM
Fort Peck Dam is made from Missouri River bottom sands, silts, and clays. This watery mixture of sediments, or slurry, was sucked up from the bottom of the river on both the upstream and downstream sides transported to the dam site through huge . . . — — Map (db m306755) HM
Often mistaken for Fort Peck Dam itself, the concrete structure in front of you is the dam's spillway.
Located three miles east of the Fort Peck Dam, the spillway prevents water from overtopping the dam by releasing it down its mile-long . . . — — Map (db m306813) HM
The ponderosa pine is well known for the excellent quality of lumber it provides. Older trees have yellowish bark, which smells like vanilla, while young trees have dark, almost black bark, prompting the name "black jack."
Indians ate the seeds . . . — — Map (db m312364) HM
Lewis and Clark explored the Fort Peck area in early May of 1805 on their way to the Pacific Ocean. For the Expedition, this was totally uncharted territory and the Milk River was an eagerly awaited landmark.
A short hike to the top of the hill . . . — — Map (db m307684) HM
Lewis and Clark explored the Fort Peck area in early May of 1805 on their way to the Pacific Ocean. For the Expedition, this was totally uncharted territory and the Milk River was an eagerly awaited landmark.
A short hike to the top of the hill . . . — — Map (db m307839) HM
