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Waymarking Montana Historical Markers




Montana Historical Markers give you a new and interesting way to tour the state -- on a scavenger hunt with a GPS and/or a map. (This is a subcategory on Waymaking.com. "Waymarking.com will provide you with the tools to share and discover unique and interesting locations on the planet.")

Presently there are 258737 waymarks worldwide, listed in 986 user-created categories.

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From the Montana section:
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Indian Country
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Topper-Tsennya
N 47° 18.750 W 106° 54.367
13T E 355936 N 5241653
Quick Description: This historical sign notes the unsettled country near Jordan, Montana during the 1880's mentioning the tribes that were in the area, the coming of white man, cattle, and fenses.
Location: Montana, United States
Date Posted: 6/22/2010 11:37:03 AM
Waymark Code: WM93FB
Published By: Groundspeak Premium Member zenpanda
Views: 0

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Long Description:
The text of the sign is as follows:

Until the early 80's this portion of Montana was wild and unsettled country where roving parties of Sioux Crow and Assiniboine Indians hunted buffalo and clashed in tribal warfare. Sitting Bulls band of hunkpapa Sioux frequently ranged through here and except for a few nomadic trappers there were no white men.

With the coming of the Texas trail herds the buffalo were slaughtered to clear the range for beef critters and the cattle kings held sway for many years.

In 1910 the first wave of homesteaders surged in and the open range dwindled before their fences and plowed fields. The glamour of the frontier days is gone.

Describe the area and history:
Located at the junction of MT 200 and US 59 just outside the town of Jordan, Montana, you can still see a lot of open area.
Visit Instructions:
Please describe your visit- The good, the bad & the ugly. :)

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