On U.S. 87 near Colony Bay Road, on the left when traveling north.
The Missouri River once flowed northeasterly through this valley to Hudson Bay. During the Bull Lake Ice Age, an ice dam near Loma diverted the river into its current channel. This channel began filling with glacial sediment, preventing the river . . . — — Map (db m142526) HM
Near U.S. 87 near Rudyard Road, on the left when traveling north.
On the evening of June 2, 1805 the Corps of Discovery arrived at the mouth of an unknown river flowing from the north. The river had not been mentioned by the Hidatsa nor was it noted on their maps. The two rivers were equal is size. Which was the . . . — — Map (db m142527) HM
On Loma Ferry Road near Curlew Trail, on the left when traveling south.
The Lewis and Clark Expedition camped at the confluence of the Marias and Missouri rivers on June 2-12, 1805. The long stay allowed the group to rest and contemplate a dilemma. Which river flowed over the "Great Falls" described by the Mandan . . . — — Map (db m161801) HM
The Lewis and Clark Expedition camped at the confluence of the Marias and Missouri rivers on June 2-12, 1805. The long stay allowed the group to rest and contemplate a dilemma. Which river flowed over the "Great Falls" described by the Mandan . . . — — Map (db m161805) HM
Meriwether Lewis climbed up the drainage for their camp at the mouth of the Marias, where he reached a "commanding eminence" (where you are standing) and described the North Mountains (Bears Paw Mountains) and "the Barn Mountain (Square Butte). He . . . — — Map (db m142528) HM
Led by James Kipp, 75 employees of the American Fur Company arrived at the Marias in 1831 to build a post for trade with the Piegan Indians. They soon encountered a large party of Piegan, and Kipp staved off trouble by persuading the chiefs to . . . — — Map (db m161804) HM
On U.S. 87 near Lower Marias/Loma Ferry Roads, on the left when traveling north.
The Lewis and Clark Expedition camped at the mouth of the river just east of here June 3, 1805. The Piegan people called it "The River that Scolds at all Others," but Lewis named it Maria's River in honor of his cousin, Miss Maria Wood (over time . . . — — Map (db m142488) HM
As envisioned, the City of Ophir was to rival Fort Benton. It was to have ferries across the Missouri River, warehouses, docks, wharves, wagon routes, and a few associated businesses. Construction began in 1865, Soon, 400 lots had been surveyed and . . . — — Map (db m161802) HM
On U.S. 87 near Lower Marias/Loma Ferry Roads, on the left when traveling north.
The railroad grade you see before you was the St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad, the precursor of the Great Northern Railway. In 1887, nearly 9,000 men constructed 550 miles of track across Montana's northern Great Plains between Minot and . . . — — Map (db m142486) HM
On U.S. 87 near Lower Marias/Loma Ferry Roads, on the left when traveling north.
Erected by J.H. Friend's Family Descendants of Franklin Friend
for the
Victims of Blood Indian Massacre May 25, 1865
Franklin Friend - George W. Friend
Abraham Lotts - John Alley
John Andrews - N.W. Burris
Frank Angeline - Henry . . . — — Map (db m142490) HM
