Near I-90 Frontage Road near U.S. 191, in the median.
President Thomas Jefferson's passion for botany fueled his instructions to Meriwether Lewis to notice "the soil and face of the country, it's growth & vegetable productions, especially those not in the U.S. ...the date at which particular . . . — — Map (db m191172) HM
Near I-90 Frontage Road near U.S. 191, in the median.
During the 1806 return journey from the Pacific Ocean, Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark traveled separate routes to explore more territory. Captain Clark and ten men, together with Sacagawea and her infant son Jean Baptiste (called "Pomp" . . . — — Map (db m231577) HM
On McLeod Street at West 4th Avenue, on the left when traveling north on McLeod Street.
An alternative to saloons and pool halls, the Big Timber Library stayed open evenings in 1914, with the hope of “not only … educating [people] … in the right way, but keeping them from falling by the wayside, as so many do in these western towns.” . . . — — Map (db m191166) HM
On I-90 Frontage Road near North Yellowstone Street (U.S. 191), in the median.
Captain William Clark and the Corps of Discovery camped on July 16, 1806 under the shade of cottonwood trees on the north side of the Yellowstone River. This valley provided grass for their 50 horses to graze and an abundance of wildlife - a . . . — — Map (db m191225) HM
On I-90 Frontage Road near U.S. 191, in the median.
Captain William Clark was the primary cartographer for the Corps of Discovery. With very little training prior to the expedition, he created maps based on field sketches, celestial readings, and compass brings that were an invaluable contribution to . . . — — Map (db m191226) HM
On Interstate 90 at milepost 377, on the right when traveling west.
About 150 million years ago, during late Jurassic times, dinosaurs ruled the earth. Much of Montana was underwater, part of an arm of an inland sea that extended southward from the Arctic Ocean. Distinct wet and dry seasons characterized the . . . — — Map (db m191043) HM
Near Interstate 90 at milepost 377, on the right when traveling east.
About 150 million years ago, during late Jurassic times, dinosaurs ruled the earth. Much of Montana was underwater, part of an arm of an inland sea that extended southward from the Arctic Ocean. Distinct wet and dry seasons characterized the . . . — — Map (db m191045) HM
On West 4th Avenue near Hooper Street, on the left when traveling west.
The settlement of Big Timber coincided with the advent of the Northern Pacific Railroad, which steamed into the Yellowstone Valley in 1882, spurring settlement along the line. In 1884, Rev. Alfred Brown, an Episcopal minister from Livingston, held . . . — — Map (db m191167) 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
Near Interstate 90 at milepost 377, on the right when traveling west.
Called Awaxaawippila by the Apsáalooka (Crow) Indians, The Crazy Mountains, which you can see to the northwest, are an igneous formation forged about 50 million years ago. For the Apsáalooka, they are the most sacred and revered mountains on the . . . — — Map (db m191042) HM
Near I-90 Frontage Road near U.S. 191, in the median.
In 1804-06, Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark led about 40 soldiers and boatmen on an epic journey. President Thomas Jefferson commissioned this “Corps of Discovery” to find a route to the Pacific Ocean through the newly acquired Louisiana . . . — — Map (db m191170) 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
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.
Called Awaxaawippiia by the Apsaalooka (Crow) Indians, the Crazy Mountains, which you can see to the northwest, are an igneous formation forged about 50 million years ago. For the Apsaalooka, they are the most sacred and revered mountains on the . . . — — Map (db m28947) HM
On Greycliff Road (State Highway 10 at milepost 12.5), 1.9 miles west of Bridger Creek Road and Greycliff Road (Hwy 10), on the left when traveling west.
In 1866 William Thomas, his son Charles, and a driver named Schultz left southern Illinois bound for the Gallatin Valley, Montana. Travelling by covered wagon they joined a prairie schooner outfit at Fort Laramie, Wyoming, and started over the . . . — — Map (db m28975) HM
