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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