Dorothy V. Johnson Park - Plains, MT
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA
N 47° 27.353 W 114° 52.660
11T E 659970 N 5258010
At the eastern edge of the town of Plains is a tiny park named Dorothy V. Johnson Park, which is maintained by the Plains Womans Club. In the park are a pair of brand new signs which tell us of the history of the town....
Waymark Code: WM10MV4
Location: Montana, United States
Date Posted: 05/29/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
Views: 2

...and accompanying the history lesson is an map of the area with a You Are Here arrow, just in case you weren't completely certain. BTW, this is a good place to stop for a picnic lunch while passing through, one reason being that there's an Ice Cream Parlor beside the park. Though it's a small park, it has a couple of shaded picnic tables, some landscaping and a grassy area to stretch out upon.
Wild Horse Plains is nestled in a circular valley at an elevation of 2,450 ft., drained by the Clark Fork River. Between 70,000 and 130,000 years ago the Bull Lake ice age glaciers dammed the Clark Fork River Valley creating Glacial Lake Missoula. All of the waters of the Clark Fork drainage backed up to form a Lake. When the ice dam broke, the Clark Fork River carried more water than the combined flow of all of the streams of the world.

In the early 1800s Native American tribes traveled through the area. The fertile valley was used for wintering their ponies, harvesting salmon, and holding great councils. Mountain men, trappers, surveyors, and map makers were soon to follow.

White settlers began their movement into the valley in the late 1860s. During the decades to follow farming, ranching, and lumbering would flourish in the valley.

The Northern Pacific Railway arrived in 1881-1883 and the town began to increase in size and importance. Businesses flourished and eventually the name was shortened to Horse Plains and finally to Plains.
From the Plaque
Department Number, Category Name, and Waymark Code:
2-Buildings • Police Stations • Plains Police • WMMY9A
3-Business • Ice Cream Parlors • Ripples Ice Cream Parlor • WMMXA7
6-History • Montana Historical Markers • Wild Horse Plains • WMKX68
8-Monuments • Worldwide Cemeteries • Lynch Cemetery • WMM067
9-Nature • Municipal Parks and Plazas • Dorothy V. Johnson Park • WMKX6C
11-Recreation • Tennis Facilities • James Russell Foust Memorial Tennis Courts • WMMYDP
12-Signs • 'You Are Here' Maps • Wild Horse Plains • WMKX6A


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