On Old Highway 10/Sitting Bull Avenue near Big Horn Road, on the left when traveling west.
As late as mid-June 1876, the military still considered Tullock's Creek as a possible location for the big Indian village even though most of the planning by General Terry and Custer a few days prior to the battle focused on the Little Big Horn . . . — — Map (db m165443) HM
On Elliot Avenue at Division Street, on the left when traveling west on Elliot Avenue.
Fort Pease was established in June of 1875 a few miles below the mouth of the Bighorn by Bozeman businessmen speculating that the fort would serve as the head of steamboat navigation on the Yellowstone.
For much of the winter of 1875-76, the . . . — — Map (db m165326) HM
On Interstate 94 near Old U.S. Highway 312, on the right when traveling west.
Montana's small towns have traditionally been places where people by supplies and services, socialize, and ship their products to markets on the railroads or highways. Hysham is typical of those many rural communities scattered across this great . . . — — Map (db m165442) HM
On Interstate 94 at milepost 65 near Old U.S. Highway 312, on the right when traveling west.
One of the most famous trappers of the Rocky Mountain fur trade era was Jedediah Smith, who came west with St. Louis trader William Ashley in 1822. He spent his first winter in Montana at the mouth of the Musselshell River about 100 miles northwest . . . — — Map (db m165328) HM
Near Interstate 94 at milepost 65 near Old U.S. Highway 312, on the right when traveling west.
One of the most famous trappers of the Rocky Mountain fur trade era was Jedediah Smith, who came west with St. Louis trader William Ashley in 1822. He spent his first winter in Montana at the mouth of the Musselshell River about 100 miles northwest . . . — — Map (db m165329) HM
On Elliot Avenue at Division Street, on the left when traveling west on Elliot Avenue.
An optimistic, cheerful nature and keen sense of humor helped make legislator, contractor, and engineer David Manning instrumental in getting Montana “out of the mud.” A champion of Montana’s rural communities, Manning initiated . . . — — Map (db m165324) HM
Near Myers Road (State Highway 311) near Old Myers Road, on the right when traveling west.
Custer's first skirmishes with the Lakota occurred along the Yellowstone River during
the summer of 1873. At this time the Seventh Cavalry was assigned to Colonel David Stanley command to protect Northern Pacific railroad surveyors operating on the . . . — — Map (db m189442) HM
On Old Highway 10 near Mackley Road, on the left when traveling west.
A sense of community and a place to gather were essential in homesteading settlements like Sanders. In 1910, the area’s residents rallied together to build a club house on this site. Each donated $15 or its equivalent in labor, and the building, . . . — — Map (db m165323) 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
