Sacajawea "Coming Home" - Three Forks, MT
N 45° 53.710 W 111° 33.160
12T E 457124 N 5082548
Erected in order to commemorate Sacajawea and the bicentennial of the Lewis & Clark expedition of 1805-1806. The statue sits outside of the historical Sacajawea Inn.
Waymark Code: WM9W24
Location: Montana, United States
Date Posted: 10/03/2010
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Sacajawea was a member of the Corps of Discovery and was invaluable as an interpreter in obtaining horses from her Shoshone people, which were necessary in crossing the western mountains.
Her knowledge of food sources and recognition of landmarks near her homeland were also important contirbutions.
The Corps camped for several days on the Jefferson River at the place of Sacajawea's people's encampment just three miles from this site. The party returned through the Missouri River's headwaters on 13 July, 1806.
(text taken from plaque found on statue base)
Sculpture by Mary Micheal
Commissioned by Three Forks Area Historical Society
Dedicated July 23, 2005
URL of the statue: Not listed
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