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Bridger Range (near Toston, Montana)
Bridger Range (near Toston, Montana)

Wednesday July 24th 1805.

"the men complain of being much fortiegued, their labour is excessively great.  I occasionly encourage them by assisting in the labour of navigating the canoes, and have learned to push a tolerable good pole in their fraize [phrase]."

Meriwether Lewis

The above quote is taken directly from the Gary Moulton, University of Nebraska version of the Lewis and Clark Journals.

 
 
 
Historic Old Courthouse photographed from the corner of 4th and Market  

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Land for the Historic Old Courthouse was donated in 1816 by Judge John Baptisite Charles Lucas and St. Louis founder Rene Auguste Chouteau.
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