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Historical Markers in Ovando, Montana

 
Clickable Map of Powell 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 Powell County, MT (53) Deer Lodge County, MT (53) Flathead County, MT (131) Granite County, MT (35) Jefferson County, MT (19) Lewis and Clark County, MT (171) Missoula County, MT (150)  PowellCounty(53) Powell County (53)  DeerLodgeCounty(53) Deer Lodge County (53)  FlatheadCounty(131) Flathead County (131)  GraniteCounty(35) Granite County (35)  JeffersonCounty(19) Jefferson County (19)  LewisandClarkCounty(171) Lewis and Clark County (171)  MissoulaCounty(150) Missoula County (150)
Deer Lodge is the county seat for Powell County
Ovando is in Powell County
      Powell County (53)  
ADJACENT TO POWELL COUNTY
      Deer Lodge County (53)  
      Flathead County (131)  
      Granite County (35)  
      Jefferson County (19)  
      Lewis and Clark County (171)  
      Missoula County (150)  
 
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1 Montana, Powell County, Ovando — Early Ovando Years
On Main Street near Kilburn Street, on the right when traveling west.
Three panels make-up this marker. (Panel 1:) Ovando Town History This area around Ovando was visited for centuries by various Indian tribes who followed "Cokalahiskit," the River of the Trail of the Buffalo. Now called the Big . . . Map (db m144062) HM
2 Montana, Powell County, Ovando — SeamanCanine Member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition — Lewis through Blackfoot Country —
On Monture Fishing Access at State Highway 200, on the left when traveling south on Monture Fishing Access.
Seaman, Meriwether Lewis's faithful Newfoundland dog, often earned special attention in the journals of the Corps of Discovery. "Last night we were alarmed by a large buffaloe Bull, which swam over from the opposite shore and coming . . . Map (db m219846) HM
3 Montana, Powell County, Ovando — The Blackfoot River Corridor
On Russel Gates Fishing Access near State Highway 200.
(This marker is constructed of three attached panels:) The Blackfoot River Corridor Welcome to the Blackfoot Recreation corridor. The corridor stretches 26 mile along the Blackfoot River from Johnsrud Park to the Russel Gates . . . Map (db m219981) HM
4 Montana, Powell County, Ovando — The Bob Marshall Wilderness Country
On State Highway 200, 0.1 miles east of Roller Coaster Road, on the right when traveling west.
North of here lies the second largest wilderness in the lower 48 states. Made up of the Bob Marshall, Scapegoat and Great Bear wilderness areas, its north end abuts Glacier National Park, creating a continuous corridor of unspoiled mountains and . . . Map (db m23926) HM
5 Montana, Powell County, Ovando — The Lewis Minus Clark ExpeditionLewis through Blackfoot Country
On Main Street near Pine Street, on the left when traveling west.
One their return trip from the Pacific Coast, the Corps of Discovery split into two parties at Travelers Rest (just south of Missoula, Montana) on July 1, 1806. Clark proceeded south down the route they had come in 1805 along the Bitterroot . . . Map (db m144057) HM
 
 
 
 
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May. 20, 2024