East Meets West - Livingston, Montana
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N 45° 39.290 W 110° 33.375
12T E 534572 N 5055794
East Meets West is on the side of the Civic Center on 229 River Drive in Sacajawea Park.
Waymark Code: WM17DYT
Location: Montana, United States
Date Posted: 02/03/2023
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
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Livingston is the county seat of Park County and is in southwestern Montana, on the Yellowstone River, north of Yellowstone National Park.

The community was first named Clark City in honor of Herman Clark, a well known contractor and builder for the Northern Pacific Railroad.

The town plat was filed later that year under the name Livingston in recognition of Johnston Livingston, a director and major stockholder of the railroad.

The railroad provided a means of transporting coal, wool, and cattle to market. It also enabled Livingston to serve as the original gateway to Yellowstone, the nation’s first national park. Mining and agriculture were additional economic factors in the town’s development.

Today, Livingston is the 11th largest city in Montana. Rail transportation continues to be a mainstay of the area’s economy, along with tourism, recreation, agriculture, and mining.

Sacajawea Park is situated along the Yellowstone River and offers a large variety of activities. There are 6 tennis courts, picnic tables with grills and shaded benches, a bandstand, sports fields, playground, skate park, an outdoor swimming pool and picturesque views of the Yellowstone River.

East Meets West mural was created by local artist Parks Reece. There is a grizzly bear and panda is the central focus with local and national symbols include a crane flying toward a bald eagle and the Absaroka Mountains, including the Sleeping Giant, giving way to the Great Wall of China.

City: Livingston, Montana

Location Name: Livingston Civic Center

Artist: Parks Reece

Date: 2014

Media: Paint on stucco

Relevant Web Site: Not listed

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