1 June 2017
Today we traveled from the Lewis and Clark
State Park, ND to Fort Peck, MT and the ACOE park at the Fort Peck dam.
Before
leaving the Epping area, we visited the LC interpretive center along the
Missouri river where it meets the Yellowstone River. This was an important area
for the native tribes for hunting. Lewis
and Clark passed thru here and remarked on its lush bounty of game animals.
Then we visited the nearby Army Fort Buford,
where Crazy Horse surrendered to the US Army.
It is not much to look at, but it played an important role in the
westward movement. What is most noted
for and why I wanted to visit was this is where the great native Chief Sitting
Bull surrendered to the US Military. It
was not yet open, so we just had a look around by ourselves.
Then we visited the nearby Fort Union Trading
Post where we learned a great deal about the trade with the native tribes from
a very knowledgeable guide. The history
of the busy trading between the western tribes and the Europeans is an amazing
story in itself.
4 comments:
Cold weather is good for catch-ups. I’m doing the same with some chores now in Houston waiting for the forecasted warm up.
Hope those nice "summery" pictures warmed you up during this cold snap! :cD
We're all rather side lined by this unexpectedly cold weather. The Lewis and Clark voyage was a difficult journey for sure. It must be very interesting to stop at all the locations and imagine how very different they were back then. It's sad that the result of their efforts was such devastation to the Native Tribes.
We visited T. Roosevelt St Pk in N Dak and thereby missed seeing L & C St Pk.
Just have to go back ....
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