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 Trail of the Lewis and Clark Expedition - Bozeman, MT Posted by:  T0SHEA
N 45° 40.751 W 111° 01.481
12T E 498078 N 5058404
This boulder, in Bozeman's Lindley Park, is one of dozens which mark the passage of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
Waymark Code: WM17DXJ
Location: Montana, United States
Date Posted: 02/03/2023
Published By: RB2
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Placed in 1923 by the Mt. Hyalite Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, this bronze plaque is mounted on the face of a large boulder near the northern edge of Lindley Park. The plaque is mounted on the northwest side of the boulder, facing Main Street, AKA U.S. Highway 191 and the I90 bypass. Nearby is a statue of Nelson Story, Sr., a pioneer, Montana entrepreneur, cattle rancher, miner and vigilante, who was a notable resident of Bozeman, Montana.
Mt. Hyalite Chapter
On October 26, 1923, the Mount Hyalite Chapter, NSDAR, placed the first of its historic markers on a knoll at the entrance of Lindley Park on a corner facing Main Street and leading to the Sunset Hills Cemetery. The bronze marker was set on a four-ton boulder on a cement base. Its location was chosen to be near the old trail over Cemetery Hill where Captain Clark and his party passed accompanied by the Indian woman guide Sacajawea.
From the IMDB
DAR Mt. Hyalite Chapter
This chapter was organized March 8, 1912, at Bozeman, by organizing regent, Ella Martin. The chapter originally hoped to call itself Sacajawea, but a Washington chapter had already chosen that name. Mount Hyalite's namesake, a majestic peak, 10,299 feet high and about 25 miles south of Bozeman, is the source of a rare mineral of the opal family, known as hyalite from the Greek word glass. Mount Hyalite Chapter has supported a current Vice President General, Iverna (Ivy) Huntsman; four State Regents and one state officer. In past years, the chapter contributed to naturalization court classes and sessions in Bozeman, and is currently active in various youth projects. Mount Hyalite conducts various projects to honor our veterans and works toward conservation of our environment. The chapter meets the third Saturday of each month from September through May.
Mount Hyalite, located twenty-five miles south of Bozeman, Montana, stands at 10,299 feet high and is part of the famous Yellowstone Ecosystem. Hyalite is a clear to milky liquidized mixture of quarts and silica encrusted between layers of volcanic rock. Though a rare mineral of the opal family, it has no value as a gem due to the lack of color and luster. To us it is a monument to the unique natural, cultural, and historic resources we enjoy and to our commitment to protect and conserve them.
From the DAR
Lewis and Clark's Trail
Lewis and Clark’s Expedition logged significant miles through Montana – more than any other state. The trail is least altered at the Missouri Headwaters near Three Forks and Bozeman, Montana.
Lewis and Clark’s famous expedition, which paved the way for pioneer settlers in the west, arrived at the Missouri Headwaters in 1805 about 30 miles from what would later become the city of Bozeman, Montana. Lewis and Clark saw three rivers joining the Missouri (Gallatin, Jefferson, and Madison) and named them for US Treasury Secretary Gallatin, and US Presidents Jefferson and Madison.
Sacagawea, a young Native American woman, was taken captive at Missouri Headwaters and returned with the Expedition as an interpreter and guide in 1805, exploring the Missouri Headwaters and Gallatin, Jefferson, and Madison Rivers, proceeding to the Continental Divide.
On the 1806 return trip through what is now called Bozeman Pass, Sacagawea suggested the explorers proceed up the Gallatin and East Gallatin area ( Bozeman, Montana) toward the Yellowstone River. Famous trappers and traders like Jedediah Smith, Jim Bridger, William Sublette, and Kit Carson also explored here.
The headwaters area served as a prominent crossroads and hunting ground for Native American tribes, like the Blackfeet, Shoshone, Flathead, and Crow, many years before Lewis and Clark arrived.
From Bozeman Net
"Must Sees"at this location":
Statue of pioneer Malcolm Story astride his horse nearby, Bozeman Sculpture Park around and behind the Bozeman Pubic Library, just west.
Date Waymark Created: 02/03/2023
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