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

egent, the chapter placed numerous metal road signs along the trail
and at other historic sites in Beaverhead County.
In the summer of 1921, the chapter installed six metal markers on
the Lewis and Clark Trail (and, possibly, at Bannack). While the
number of signs is not in question (six), sources vary in naming which
sites were marked. Two sources agree on these four:
1. Beaverhead Rock, where Sacajawea recognized “the land of
my people”
2. Rattle Snake Cliff, named by Captain Lewis,Aug. 10, 1805
3. Sarvice Berrie Vallie, named by Lewis and Clark
4. Indian Head Mountain, on Horse Prairie
But then the two sources differ—each including two of this list:
1. Clark’s Mountain, an August 16, 1805 campsite
2. Road Agent Rock, a danger spot near Bannack on the
Virginia City road in the 1860s
3. Shoshone Cove, a flat valley where Captain Lewis sighted a
lone Indian on horseback, the first seen in 139 days
4. Trail Creek, a tributary of the Horse Prairie, ascended by
the Lewis and Clark Expedition
On September 5, 1921, the Beaverhead Chapter participated in a
ceremony placing a “durable metal marker” furnished by the Beaverhead
County commissioners at Beaverhead Rock, an Indian and pioneer
landmark. Lewis and Clark sighted the landmark August 8, 1804.
Later, on September 4, 1922, the chapter placed markers at Lemhi
Pass and at the spring the Lewis and Clark Expedition called “The
Distant Fountain of the Missouri.” One source reported that “a marker
was also placed at “the Buttes.”
Three more metal markers were dedicated on October 19, 1922,
during the 19 th State DAR Conference. These were:
1. Selway Bridge north of Dillon
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