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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Gallatin County, Montana

 
Clickable Map of Gallatin County, Montana and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Gallatin County, MT (130) Broadwater County, MT (11) Jefferson County, MT (19) Madison County, MT (125) Meagher County, MT (4) Park County, MT (68) Fremont County, ID (20) Park County, WY (196) Teton County, WY (83)  GallatinCounty(130) Gallatin County (130)  BroadwaterCounty(11) Broadwater County (11)  JeffersonCounty(19) Jefferson County (19)  MadisonCounty(125) Madison County (125)  MeagherCounty(4) Meagher County (4)  ParkCounty(68) Park County (68)  FremontCountyIdaho(20) Fremont County (20)  ParkCountyWyoming(196) Park County (196)  TetonCounty(83) Teton County (83)
Bozeman is the county seat for Gallatin County
Adjacent to Gallatin County, Montana
      Broadwater County (11)  
      Jefferson County (19)  
      Madison County (125)  
      Meagher County (4)  
      Park County (68)  
      Fremont County, Idaho (20)  
      Park County, Wyoming (196)  
      Teton County, Wyoming (83)  
 
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101 Montana, Gallatin County, Three Forks — The Fur Trapper
On North Main Street (Highway 2) at Cottonwood, on the left when traveling north on North Main Street.
Clad in buckskin, the trapper carried with him his knives, gunpowder and lead. a Hawken rifle, perhaps a pipe and a book. Except for flour and salt, he lived entirely off the land. He did his trapping in the spring and fall. During the summer, . . . Map (db m192788) HM
102 Montana, Gallatin County, Three Forks — The Log CabinThis cabin is an excellent example of the pioneer’s construction techniques
Near Trident Road.
Log cabins were introduced to North America by the Swedes and Germans. Because they were easy to build and made use of readily available materials, log cabins became the most common building on the frontier. This cabin has dovetail notches and . . . Map (db m127044) HM
103 Montana, Gallatin County, Three Forks — The Naming of a RiverThe Headwaters of the Missouri River
On Trident Road (County Route 286), on the left when traveling north.
Many nations traveled and lived along these banks, giving their own names to the river. “Missouri” is the official name given by the U.S. Geological Survey. It dates back to French explorer Jacques Marquette’s journal and 1673 map of . . . Map (db m99215) HM
104 Montana, Gallatin County, Three Forks — The Three Forks of the Missouri
On North Main Street (Frontage Road) (State Highway 2) at North 1st Avenue East, on the left when traveling north on North Main Street (Frontage Road).
This region was alive with beaver, otter and game before the white man came. It was disputed hunting territory with the Indian tribes. Sacajawea, the Shoshone squaw who guided portions of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, was captured near here when a . . . Map (db m126978) HM
105 Montana, Gallatin County, Three Forks — The Upper MissouriAlong the route of Lewis & Clark
Near Trident Road near Carpenter Road, on the left when traveling north.
On their upstream journey in 1805, Lewis and Clark traveled through this area in two groups. On his return journey in 1806, Clark's group passed through the Headwaters area on their way to the Yellowstone River. Sites depicted on this map . . . Map (db m206117) HM
106 Montana, Gallatin County, Three Forks — Thomas-Frederick Flour MillScattered about this area are the remnants of the…
Near Trident Road.
The Thomas-Frederick Mill was one of two built in the Gallatin Valley during the 1860’s to process locally-grown grains and to guarantee a reliable supply of flour and meal. Flour from here was freighted regularly to the gold camps of Helena, . . . Map (db m127045) HM
107 Montana, Gallatin County, Three Forks — Three Forks Post - 1810
On North Main Street (State Highway 2) at Cottonwood, on the left when traveling north on North Main Street.
Easy river access and large numbers of beaver made the Headwaters a logical place for the ... Three Forks Post - 1810 In 1810, Manuel Lisa of the Missouri Fur Co. sent a large party of 32 trappers under command of Pierre Menard . . . Map (db m192792) HM
108 Montana, Gallatin County, Three Forks — Three Valleys State Bank
On South Main Street at West Cedar Street, on the left when traveling north on South Main Street.
Solid bank buildings were designed to assure customers that their money was safe from both theft and bank failure—a tenuous premise in the days before Federal Deposit Insurance. Here Romanesque arches, rusticated sandstone, thick masonry walls, and . . . Map (db m192663) HM
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109 Montana, Gallatin County, Three Forks — Thunder Horses
On North Main Street at South Main Street, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street.
From 38 to 30 million years ago, great herds of rhinoceros-like herbivores, called Megacerops, roamed this part of Montana. Megacerops, also known as Brontotheres, were massive animals. Classified as Perissodactyla, Megacerops had three . . . Map (db m213356) HM
110 Montana, Gallatin County, Three Forks — Trident
On Trident Road (State Highway 286) 4 miles north of Interstate 90, on the left when traveling north.
In 1908 construction began on Montana’s first cement manufacturing facility. In May 1910, the first cement was shipped to a hardware store in Missoula, Montana. The company-owned village of Trident was built before the plant was completed and at . . . Map (db m126996) HM
111 Montana, Gallatin County, Three Forks — Veterans ParkThree Forks
On North Main Street (State Highway 2) at East Neal Street, on the left when traveling south on North Main Street.
Dedicated to all the men and women of the Headwaters Area, who gave of themselves while serving in our armed forces in times of war and peaceMap (db m98451) WM
112 Montana, Gallatin County, Three Forks — Welcome to Parker Homestead State Park
On U.S. 287, 1 mile south of Willow Creek Road, on the right when traveling south.
The Montana soil is swallowing hundreds of old homestead buildings like this one. Each takes with it untold stories of men and women whose lives brought them drought and blizzards, loneliness and companionship, fear and simple joys, much like we . . . Map (db m127000) HM
113 Montana, Gallatin County, West Yellowstone — A Leap Just in Time
Near Lake Hebgen Road (U.S. 287) 12 miles west of U.S. 191.
I've been a pretty tough old bird, but I wouldn’t want to go through that again! Grace Miller August 1959 Survival Tactics Seventy-something-year-old Grace Miller was a self-professed “tough old bird.” When she found . . . Map (db m114166) HM
114 Montana, Gallatin County, West Yellowstone — Earthquake Lake Geologic Area
On U.S. 287, 4 miles west of U.S. 191, on the right when traveling west.
On August 17, 1959, this area was hit with the most devastating modern geologic disaster in the Rocky Mountains. An earthquake of a magnitude 7.5 on the Richter scale violently shook the earth, triggering a massive landslide, large surface cracks . . . Map (db m113832) HM
115 Montana, Gallatin County, West Yellowstone — Geologists' Dream
On U.S. 287, 4 miles west of U.S. 191, on the right when traveling west.
Geologists Irving J. Witkind and Jack Epstein had uncanny timing on the night of August 17, 1959 the two U.S. Geological Survey scientists were camped on a small knoll above Hebgen Lake when their camp trailers began to bounce “like . . . Map (db m113724) HM
116 Montana, Gallatin County, West Yellowstone — Hebgen Lake and Quake Lake
On Hebgen Lake Road (U.S. 287) 3.5 miles west of U.S. 191, on the right when traveling west.
By 1898 a 10-foot wide road was built through the Gallatin Canyon to Taylors Fork and the park line. In 1911 a crude, narrow wagon road went to "Yellowstone" (West Yellowstone), 90 miles from the county seat at Bozeman. In 1926, the road was . . . Map (db m113833) HM
117 Montana, Gallatin County, West Yellowstone — Montana's Centennial Train
On South Canyon Street south of Yellowstone Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
A Celebration that Rolled on the Rails 1964 marked 100 years since Montana was established as a territory. How would the state celebrate this milestone? The challenge to develop a unique showpiece led to the idea of a train that would tour the . . . Map (db m239711) HM
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118 Montana, Gallatin County, West Yellowstone — 10 — Oregon Short Line 1903Rail Car
On Yellowstone Avenue at Electric Street, on the right when traveling west on Yellowstone Avenue.
Named for the year it was built, the Oregon Short Line 1903 was constructed for $16,685 as an executive rail car for the Vice President of the Union Pacific. In reference to E.H. Harriman's Presidential rail car, the Arden, which was built in 1900, . . . Map (db m123346) HM
119 Montana, Gallatin County, West Yellowstone — 4 — Oregon Shortline TerminusWest Yellowstone Historic District
On Yellowstone Avenue at Canyon Street, on the left when traveling west on Yellowstone Avenue.
In 1905 Union Pacific officials began construction of a branch line in the pine-forested wilderness from Ashton, Idaho, to the western edge of Yellowstone Park. As the final tracks were laid in 1907, Samuel P. Eagle, Alex Stuart, Charles Arnet and . . . Map (db m123342) HM
120 Montana, Gallatin County, West Yellowstone — Refuge Point
On Hebgen Lake Road (U.S. 287) 14.6 miles west of Gallatin Road (U.S. 191), on the left when traveling west.
On the night of the earthquake about 250 people were camped in the Madison River Canyon. Their escape was blocked by the highway destruction at Hebgen Lake and the huge slide at the mouth of the canyon. Realizing they were trapped, most of the . . . Map (db m144145) HM
121 Montana, Gallatin County, West Yellowstone — Sleep InterruptedOn The Fringe Of Disaster
Near State Highway 287, 12 miles west of Gallatin Road (U.S. 191).
August 17, 1959: performer Bobbi Baker was on her way to a gig in Billings, Montana when she stopped at the Hilgard Lodge for the night. Just as she settled into bed, she heard a “huge rush of wind” and the cabin began to shake . . . Map (db m116142) HM
122 Montana, Gallatin County, West Yellowstone — Snowed In!
On Yellowstone Avenue east of Dunraven Street, on the right when traveling east.
Prior to 1936, the roads leading from West Yellowstone were not plowed during the winter months, isolating the town from the rest of the world. Even the Train Stopped Running The Union Pacific Railroad provided passenger service to West . . . Map (db m126999) HM
123 Montana, Gallatin County, West Yellowstone — Something is terribly wrong
Near Hebgen Lake Road (U.S. 287) 12 miles west of U.S. 191.
Something is Terribly Wrong Fourteen-year-old Darwin Steffler was in bed in his family’s lakeside lodge about 5.5 miles east of here, when he felt the earthquake strike. After checking on his little brothers, he race through the darkened . . . Map (db m114157) HM
124 Montana, Gallatin County, West Yellowstone — Southern Gallatin County
On Targhee Pass Highway (U.S. 20), on the left when traveling north.
This basin was settled by ranchers and homesteaders. Bannock Indians had encampments here as late as 1913. Near here is the west entrance to Yellowstone Park, the nation’s first National Park(1872). West Yellowstone was founded in 1908 with the . . . Map (db m100066) HM
125 Montana, Gallatin County, West Yellowstone — The Lake that TiltedStories of Narrow Escapes
Near Hebgen Lake Road (U.S. 287) 12 miles west of U.S. 191.
Imagine what it was like... A lake that tipped...a woman who leaped from her home just in time...a performer who didn't let an earthquake stop her...cabins swallowed by waves that came out of nowhere...a highway that vanished... Here at the . . . Map (db m114161) HM
126 Montana, Gallatin County, West Yellowstone — The Night the Earth CrackedThe Stuff of Fairy Tales
Near Hebgen Lake Road, 14 miles west of Gallatin Road (U.S. 191).
A quiet August night in a popular Forest Service campground just below Hebgen Dam. Nearby Cabin Creek murmurs softly, and the moon filters through the pines. Abruptly, the ground trembles, then jolts...then with a roar a crack appears, . . . Map (db m116506) HM
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127 Montana, Gallatin County, West Yellowstone — The Night’s Peace Was Shattered
On U.S. 287, on the right when traveling west.
It began as an idyllic August night. A full moon soared quietly over Yellowstone country. Along Hebgen Lake and the Madison River, campgrounds and vacation cabins were full to capacity, and scores of families were camped by the . . . Map (db m113576) HM
128 Montana, Gallatin County, West Yellowstone — 1 — Union Pacific Identification Pylon
On Yellowstone Avenue (U.S. 191) at Boundary Street, on the right when traveling east on Yellowstone Avenue.
This Property Contributes To The West Yellowstone Oregon Shortline Terminus Historic District Listed In The National Register of Historic Places By the United States Department of Interior In Cooperation With The . . . Map (db m103600) HM
129 Montana, Gallatin County, Willow Creek — Stateler Memorial Methodist Church
On Main Street at 3rd Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
Pioneering Southern Methodist minister Learner Blackman Stateler preached his first sermon in Willow Creek on Christmas Day 1864, in a cabin built by a local farmer. Like many of the area’s early residents, Stateler was a Southern sympathizer from . . . Map (db m193003) HM
130 Montana, Gallatin County, Willow Creek — Willow Creek(Philosopher's River - Windville)
On Meridian Cemetery Road, on the right when traveling north.
The 1804-1806 Lewis and Clark Expedition named this area "Phlosopher's River." Later it was called Windville. As a girl, Sacajawea, a Shoshone Indian, was captured near here by Minnataree Indians. Later she accompanied and interpreted for the Lewis . . . Map (db m193005) HM

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