The History

As always on my trips, I incorporated some history-related activities into my intinerary. This trip was no different. And, although there was more history as part Yellowstone, Glacier, the Grand Tetons, and so on, what is on this page is strictly historical in nature.

Big Hole National Battlefield

Big Hole National Battlefield is located in the Bitterroot mountains of Western Montana, close to the Montana-Idaho border. It commemorates a battle fought in 1877 between the US Army and the Nez Perce Indians...read more

South Pass City

Established in the mid-1800's, South Pass City sits on the continental divide in western Wyoming, about 40 miles southwest of Lander, Wyoming. Now a state park, approximately 30 original buildings have survived and are maintained by the state park's commission...read more

Fort Bridger

Fort Bridger State Park is located in the southwest corner of Wyoming, about 30 miles or so from the Wyoming-Utah border on I-80. It started out as a trading post, established by mountain man Jim Bridger in the mid-1800's, to service wagons heading west on the Oregon Trail....read more

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