Great Falls Portage
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Great Falls Portage | |
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| Nearest city | Great Falls, Montana |
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| Coordinates | 47°31′52″N 111°9′5″W / 47.53111°N 111.15139°WCoordinates: 47°31′52″N 111°9′5″W / 47.53111°N 111.15139°W |
| Area | 7,700 acres (3,100 ha) |
| Built | 1805 |
| NRHP Reference # | [1] |
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| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966 |
| Designated NHLD | May 23, 1966[2] |
Great Falls Portage is the site on the Missouri River that was an arduous portage site for the Lewis and Clark expedition in 1805. On the upriver trip past the Great Falls of the Missouri the 18 mile portage took 31 days.
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1966.[2][3]
Two separate portions of their portage route are landmarked, and these portions include the lower campsite where boats were taken out, and the upper campsite where the boats were reassembled.
In May, 2008 The National Trust for Historic Preservation listed the site on their list of America's Most Endangered Places.[4]
References
- ↑ Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- 1 2 "Great Falls Portage". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2007-10-24.
- ↑ Blanche Higgins Schroer, Roy E. Appleman, and Nancy Witherell (August 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Great Falls Portage National Historic Landmark" (pdf). National Park Service. and Accompanying 17 photos, undated. PDF (1.92 MB)
- ↑ Threats to history seen in budget cuts, bulldozers - Yahoo! News
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