Sacajawea Park - Livingston, Montana
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA
N 45° 39.282 W 110° 33.515
12T E 534391 N 5055778
Sacajawea Park is surrounded by McGee Drive and River Drive. There are several entrances into the park and ample parking.
Waymark Code: WM17E68
Location: Montana, United States
Date Posted: 02/05/2023
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member pmaupin
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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.

The Corps of Discovery’s entry into the Yellowstone River valley is commemorated at Sacajawea Park in the city of Livingston. The municipal park is about a half-mile downriver from the probable location where the Lewis and Clark expedition reached the river, July 15, 1806. A statue of Sacajawea mounted upon a horse and holding her son.

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.

Sacajawea Park was one of 55 public parks ‘built or improved’ by the WPA in Montana between fall 1935 and Sept. 1938.

The park is used for annual events: Easter Egg Hunt, Kids Fishing Derby, Muscular Dystrophy Campaign, and many other events.

Sacajawea Park is part of the Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail.

One of the highlights of the park is the 9-foot-tall statue of the Shoshone woman Sacajawea on horseback and with Pomp as a toddler. Entitled At the Yellowstone, this masterpiece is the work of Montana artist Mary Michael. In addition to the Sacajawea statue, there are two armed forces commemorations, and several other plaques and signs.
Name: Sacajawea Park

Street Location: McGee Drive and River Drive

Local Municipality: Livingston

State/Province, etc.: Montana

Country: United States

Memorial/Commemoration: Sacajawea with Pomp

Date Established: 2014

Picnic Facilities: Picnic tables with grills

Recreational Facilities:
Band stand, gazebo, tennis courts, picnic tables with grills and shaded benches, sports fields, playground, skate park, an outdoor swimming pool and picturesque views of the Yellowstone River


Monuments/Statues: Sacajawea on horseback and with Pomp

Ponds/Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Beach: Yellowstone River

Special Events: Easter Egg Hunt, Kids Fishing Derby, Muscular Dystrophy Campaign

Web Site: Not listed

Art (murals/sculpture, etc.): Not listed

Fountains: Not listed

Traditional Geocaches: Not listed

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