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Historical Markers in the Blackfeet Nation

 
By Barry Swackhamer, August 21, 2020
Camp Disappointment Marker
1 ► Montana, Glacier County, Browning — 1925 — Camp Disappointment —
On U.S. 2 near Kipp Lake Road, on the left when traveling east.
July 26, 1806 Farthest point west on Capt. Lewis Trip up the Marias River — — Map (db m161237) HM
2 ► Montana, Glacier County, Browning — Horns —
Near Going-To-The-Sun-Road 18 miles west of U.S. 89.
Relentless glaciers sculpted Mt. Reynold's jagged summit. When several glaciers erode a mountaintop from different sides, a steep mountain peak or horn develops. The result is a glacial horn like the Swiss Matterhorn. There are glacial horns in . . . — — Map (db m45059) HM
3 ► Montana, Glacier County, Browning — Stephen Tyng Mather — July 4, 1867 - Jan 22, 1930 —
Near Going-To-The-Sun Road 18 miles west of U.S. 89.
He laid the foundation of the National Park Service, defining and establishing the policies under which its areas shall be developed and conserved unimpaired for future generations. There will never come an end to the good that he has done. — — Map (db m127494) HM
4 ► Montana, Glacier County, Browning — The Blackfeet Nation
On U.S. 89 0.4 miles south of Heart Butte Road, on the left when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
The Blackfoot Nation consist of three tribes, the Pikunis or Piegans, the bloods and the Blackfoot. Each tribe is divided into clans marking blood relationship. The majority of the Indians on this reservation are Piegans. Many years ago the . . . — — Map (db m130198) HM
5 ► Montana, Glacier County, Browning — The Blackfeet Nation —
On U.S. 89 at milepost 222 near Heart Butte Road, on the left when traveling east.
The Blackfeet Nation consists of three tribes, the Pikunis or Piegans, the Bloods and the Blackfoot. Each tribe is divided into clans marking blood relationships. The majority of Indians on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation are Piegans. Many . . . — — Map (db m253968) HM
6 ► Montana, Glacier County, Browning, Siyeh Bend — Losing a Namesake — How many glaciers will be left for the next generation? — Glacier National Park —
On Glacier Route 1 Road.
Every glacier in the park is receding. The park had over 100 glaciers when it was established in 1910. By 1966, 35 named glaciers remained. In 2015, only 26 met the size criteria to be designated active glaciers. Snow avalanches, ice flow . . . — — Map (db m269934) HM
7 ► Montana, Glacier County, Piegan — Chief Mountain and Old North Trail —
On U.S. 89 at milepost 101 near Joe Show West Road, on the left when traveling north.
Chief Mountain, NINA-STA-QUAY, has alway been known to the Blackfeet people. Identified on maps as King Mountain as early as 1796, this outstanding landmark has long been revered for its supernatural powers. Generations of Blackfeet have used Chief . . . — — Map (db m220323) HM
 
 
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