Name: Gallatin River
County: Park
Authority Name: Gallatin River (Mont. and Wyo.)
GNIS Entry
Longitude: 1105303W
Latitude: 455620N
Legal Description:
Elevation: 4039/1231
(ft/m)
Feature Type: Stream
Origin of Name:
River, rising in Gallatin Lake in Gallatin Range, Yellowstone National Park, and emptying into Missouri River, Gallatin County, Mont.
Source: Decisions, 1890-1932
The three forks of the Missouri were named by Lewis and Clark in honor of the president of the United States and his chief advisors, the secretaries of state and of the treasury. The North Fork is called 'The Jefferson', the South 'The Gallatin,' and the one between them 'The Madison.'
Source: WPA
Other Names: West Gallatin River, Cut-tuh-o'-gwa (Shoshone meaning "swift river"), Gallitins River
Alternative Spellings:
History:
Stories:
Maps:
1:24000 Quadrangle: Logan
Newspapers:
More Information:
Albert Gallatin, Secretary of the Treasury
http://www.treasury.gov/education/history/secretaries/agallatin.shtml
Three Forks of the Missouri
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