The Route of the Hiawatha- “Wintering” Roland

Bitterroot winters are frigid and long-lasting, with the snow staying on the ridges and packed into the draws and gullies well into the spring.

Roland and East Portal can receive up to a foot of snow an hour during a big ...

The Route of the Hiawatha- Looking for the Right Route

Looking for the Right Route

In 1905, the Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway began looking for a route for their western extension over the Bitterroot Mountains. After five and a half months, exploring 930 miles, the railroad chose a route over ...

We Shall Never Forget

“September 11, 2001”

Americans heal, not by forgetting, but by remembering.

It is with this in mind that we dedicate this Memorial

City of Stockton

September 11, 2007

Marker can be reached from North Center Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

First Court of Scott County

This monument

marks the spot where

the first court of

Scott County was held

February 14, 1815.

Erected to

commemorate the one

hundredth anniversary of

Scott County, Virginia

1815 - 1915.

Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (U.S. 23/58) and Hilton Road (U.S. 421), on the right when ...

The Route of the Hiawatha- Beast of the Bitterroots

It groaned,

It growled,

It Shrieked!

Turntable & Townsite

Roland, Idaho s started as a construction camp in 1906, housing men working on the west portion of the St. Paul Pass Tunnel. It evolved from a tent camp scattered along the right-of-way, into a ...

First Brigade

Horse Artillery - Cavalry Corps

Army of the Potomac

Cavalry Corps Horse Artillery

First Brigade

Capt. James M. Robertson

9th Michigan Battery

Capt. Jabez J. DanielsJuly 3d Engaged on Cemetery Ridge south of Pleasonton Avenue subject to the orders of Major Gen. J. Newton.

6th New York ...

First Court of Scott County

The monument in the field to the west marks the site of Benjamin T. Hollins's home, in which was held the first court of this county, February 14, 1815.

Marker is on Main Street (U.S. 23/58), on the right when traveling ...

Buford's Bridge

(Front Text)

Buford's Bridge, the earliest settlement in what is now Bamberg County, was established as early as 1792, when William Buford maintained a bridge and operated a ferry over the Salkehatchie River. It grew throughout the nineteenth century, with several ...

The Reno-Benteen Defense

June 25-26, 1876

After an unsuccessful attack on the Indian camp in the valley, Major Reno and his battalion retreated to this vicinity where they were soon reinforced by Captain Benteen's battalion and the pack train.

In an attempt to find and ...

The Route of the Hiawatha- Rough & Tumble Camps

Primitive construction camps dotted the Bitterroot Mountains between 1906 and 1912.

Hardy colorful gangs of workers from around the globe called these bleak and often ugly temporary settlements home.

The hard work and disagreeable conditions on the Milwaukee’s Western Extension ...