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Historical Markers in Wolf Creek, Montana

 
Clickable Map of Lewis and Clark 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 Lewis and Clark County, MT (171) Broadwater County, MT (11) Cascade County, MT (89) Flathead County, MT (131) Jefferson County, MT (19) Meagher County, MT (4) Powell County, MT (53) Teton County, MT (8)  LewisandClarkCounty(171) Lewis and Clark County (171)  BroadwaterCounty(11) Broadwater County (11)  CascadeCounty(89) Cascade County (89)  FlatheadCounty(131) Flathead County (131)  JeffersonCounty(19) Jefferson County (19)  MeagherCounty(4) Meagher County (4)  PowellCounty(53) Powell County (53)  TetonCounty(8) Teton County (8)
Helena is the county seat for Lewis and Clark County
Wolf Creek is in Lewis and Clark County
      Lewis and Clark County (171)  
ADJACENT TO LEWIS AND CLARK COUNTY
      Broadwater County (11)  
      Cascade County (89)  
      Flathead County (131)  
      Jefferson County (19)  
      Meagher County (4)  
      Powell County (53)  
      Teton County (8)  
 
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1 Montana, Lewis and Clark County, Wolf Creek — A Perfect DefileThe Prickly Pear Canyon
Here nestled deep in the Big Belt Mountains, is one of the most spectacular canyons in Montana. More than a billion years ago, during the Precambrian Era, and ancient inland seaway deposited these shales and sands, which over time, became these . . . Map (db m245714) HM
2 Montana, Lewis and Clark County, Wolf Creek — Eagle Watch
This is windy country, Eagle country. Here, where Montana's Rocky Mountains spill down to the Great Plains, you can witness an aerial procession each February and March. Hundreds of migrating golden eagles, bald eagles and hawks ride a cushion of . . . Map (db m144028) HM
3 Montana, Lewis and Clark County, Wolf Creek — Old U.S. Highway 91
For many years there was no direct route between Helena and Great Falls other than the railroad and the lengthy and treacherous old Benton wagon road. During the Great Depression, the Montana Highway Department built thousands of miles of good paved . . . Map (db m141797) HM
4 Montana, Lewis and Clark County, Wolf Creek — Remembering Governor Forrest H. Anderson
Montana's great outdoors was his favorite place, and he helped make it better for all of us be establishing this and many other sites along rivers in the state. Forrest, a native Montanan, grew up in the depression working hard, raised a family . . . Map (db m141802) HM
5 Montana, Lewis and Clark County, Wolf Creek — Return to the United StatesBlackfoot Corridor
On his return journey in July 1806 Capt. Meriwether Lewis crossed the continental divide at Lewis & Clark Pass about 2 miles west of here. He was now on land of the Louisiana Purchase and back in United States territory. He was following the ancient . . . Map (db m144054) HM
6 Montana, Lewis and Clark County, Wolf Creek — The Mann Gulch Fire
At an isolated gulch about thirteen miles south of here on August 5, 1949, twelve smokejumpers and a Forest Service employee died when a routine fire unexpectedly turned deadly. The lightning-caused fire at Mann Gulch was spotted by a Forest Ranger . . . Map (db m141799) HM
7 Montana, Lewis and Clark County, Wolf Creek — The Montana Central Railroad
The Montana Central Railroad used to run on the tracks that follow Little Prickly Pear Creek and Interstate 15. It was part of the railroad tycoon James J. Hill's plan to build a vast transcontinental transportation system. As the Helena Weekly . . . Map (db m245688) HM
8 Montana, Lewis and Clark County, Wolf Creek — Wolf Creek Hotel
In 1886-1887 the Montana Central Railroad wound its way through the steep Prickly Pear Canyon, an area prized for its superb trout fishing. The town of Wolf Creek, named after an Indian word meaning “Creek That The Wolf Jumped In,” grew from . . . Map (db m245683) HM
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May. 2, 2024