Name: Bozeman Trail Marker

County: Converse

Authority Name: 

GNIS Entry

Longitude:  1052926W

Latitude: 425010N

Legal Description:

Elevation: 4888/1490

(ft/m)

Feature Type: Park

Origin of Name:

In the pioneer days, a number of well-established trails led across virgin territory. The Bozeman Trail, which started at Douglas and passed through Johnson County on its way to the gold fields of Montana, was named after John Bozeman, one of the early trail men who later settled in Montana.

Source: WPA 

Other Names: 

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History:

Stories:

Maps:

1:24000 Quadrangle: Douglas

Newspapers:

More Information: 

Bozeman Trail Association

http://www.bozemantrail.org/index.html

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