Montana's DAR Markers . . . Honoring Where History Was Made

On the day of the 1914 dedication, severe rain and thunder sent the
crowds into Henslee’s auditorium, where Rev. Thomas gave a “rousing
invocation,” followed by DAR State Regent Mrs. E.A. Morley who
talked briefly about the monument’s purpose. School children from
across the area who traveled to be part of the ceremony joined in with
several patriotic songs saluting Sacajawea.
On July 26, 1980, to celebrate the 175 years since the Expedition
and its discovery of the Missouri River headwaters, DAR rededicated
its 1914 marker and immediately afterwards, a flagpole at the
Headwaters State Park in Trident. The 3:00 rededication ceremonies
were led by DAR State Regent Mrs. Frank J. (Bonnie) Pickett. She
later reported:
Thirty DAR members from six chapters–one from out of state–
helped Mount Hyalite dedicate their flagpole at the Headwaters
State Park and the Montana State Society DAR rededicate the
Sacajawea state marker in the Three Forks Park. It was a beautiful
Montana July day for the ceremonies as well as for the potluck picnic
with the Montana Society Sons of the American Revolution, and the
Lewis and Clark pageant in the outdoor setting at the Headwaters
of the Missouri River State Park.
Miss Kathy Gibson, a charter member of Valley of Flowers
Children of the American Revolution, read the “Biography of
Sacajawea.” Other DAR chapters sent representatives (Anaconda,
Beaverhead, Shining Mountain, Silver Bow), as did state and national
DAR officers.
At 4:00 of that same day, July 26, attendees dedicated a flag pole at
the Missouri Headquarters Park. The flag pole was given jointly by the
Mount Hyalite Chapter, NSDAR and the Sons of the American
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