The Bozeman Trail was a shortcut to the newly discovered gold fields of Montana Territory. The Bozeman Trail was an offshoot of the Oregon Trail, a shortcut to the newly discovered gold fields of ...
Brett French Lee Newspapers Oct 21, 2025 Oct 21, 2025 Montana history buffs can drive the Bozeman Trail with Billings historian Ralph Saunders as their passenger-seat guide. Since Saunders can’t ride ...
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v. 1. The situation -- The people and the place -- Carrington's march to Fort Laramie -- 1866 treaty -- When they are the thickest -- Fortifying the Bozeman Trail -- The siege begins -- Organization ...
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Gold was discovered in Montana in 1862, ushering in a flood of prospectors straight through the heart of Lakota territory on a new road called the Bozeman trail, further straining tensions between ...
Trail history lessonsThe Bozeman Trail Wagon Train that has been rolling across Wyoming and Montana since June 11 is a portable history lesson. At public camps along the trail, there will be ...