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

Fortunate Camp: This site was the pivotal point in the success of the
Lewis and Clark Expedition. The party camped here in August
1805. They cached their boats and aided by the influence of
Sacajawea obtained horses from her people, the Shoshone Indians.
The great American epic of Lewis and Clark stands without parallel
in the history of the opening of the west and the successful
accomplishment was largely due to the guidance and loyalty of the
Indian girl Sacajawea.
(by) Laura Tolman Scott
SOURCES
• Historic monument records, Office of the Historian General, Wash. D.C.
• Record of Tablets and Markers Placed by Montana DAR 1908-1947, by Mrs.
Fred E. May
• State Centennial History, MSSDAR, by Iris McKinney Gray, 1894-1994
• Historical Sites Preserved and Markers Erected by MSSDAR and Its Chapters
1899-1977, by Mrs. R.V. Love and Mrs. E.E. Bruno
• MSSDAR 1982-1984 Pictorial Supplement to Historic Events of 1894-1977,
by Mrs. R.V. Love, Mrs. Sidney Groff and Miss Lorene Burks
• The Dillon Examiner newspaper, “Large Crowd Attends Formal Opening
of Roadside Memorial,” Sept. 15, 1937
• The Montana Standard newspaper, Butte Montana, “‘Fortunate Camp’
Dedicated at Dillon Was Most Important Site Along Route of Lewis and
Clark,” Sept. 19, 1937, pg. 62
Lewis and Clark Trail Markers through
Beaverhead County
The Beaverhead Chapter, NSDAR sponsored a reported 11
markers for the Lewis and Clark Expedition trail through Beaverhead
County, based largely on the enthusiasm of Mrs. Laura Tolman Scott,
chair of the Montana Society DAR Marking of Historic Spots and Old
Trails Committee. During Mrs. Scott’s 1920-1921 term as chapter
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