Indian Country
N 47° 18.750 W 106° 54.367
13T E 355936 N 5241653
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.
Waymark Code: WM93FB
Location: Montana, United States
Date Posted: 06/22/2010
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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.
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