Historical Markers in Powder River County, Montana
Broadus is the county seat for Powder River County
Adjacent to Powder River County, Montana
Big Horn County(75) ► Carter County(8) ► Custer County(56) ► Rosebud County(74) ► Campbell County, Wyoming(6) ► Crook County, Wyoming(49) ► Sheridan County, Wyoming(103) ►
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On Holt Street (U.S. 212) at Courthouse Square, on the left when traveling east on Holt Street.
1900Broadus post office established, named after the Broaddus family. 1919Powder River County formed. Frank Kelsey, Moorhead rancher and Custer County state senator, introduced the bill drawn up by A.W. Heidel, Helena . . . — — Map (db m203084) HM
On U.S. 212 near Big Powder River East, on the left when traveling north.
Don't fence me in,
Gimme land, lots'land
Stretching miles across the West.
Don't fence me in,
Let me ride where it's wide
And that's how I like it best.
I want to see the stars,
I want to feel the breeze,
I want . . . — — Map (db m189209) HM
On Holt Street (U.S. 212) near Jensen Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
Fur trappers came upriver in the wake of the Lewis and Clark Expedition in 1806. These visitors left behind them tall tales of their adventures and a few trading posts scattered along the Yellowstone River. Southeastern Montana was Indian and . . . — — Map (db m189174) HM
On U.S. 212 south of Big Powder River East, on the left when traveling north.
Fur trappers came upriver in the wake of the Lewis and Clark Expedition in 1806. These visitors left behind them tall tales of their adventures and a few trading posts scattered along the Yellowstone River. Southeastern Montana was Indian and . . . — — Map (db m189212) HM
On U.S. 212 south of Big Powder River East, on the left when traveling north.
About 65 million years ago, the Western Interior Seaway 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 . . . — — Map (db m189211) HM
On U.S. 212 near Big Powder River East, on the left when traveling north.
From its source in central Wyoming to its union with the Yellowstone River, the Powder River is 250 miles long, "a mile wide and an inch deep; to thick to drink and to thin to plow." During World War I, Montana's 91st Division gained national . . . — — Map (db m189210) HM
