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Great Falls Portage

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59: 1073: 76: 101: 303: 1084: 108: 83: 354:) is included, as is the portage route up Belt Creek, continuing for about 8 miles (13 km) across what are now mainly agricultural fields. Also included in this section is Sulphur Spring, located above the west bank of the river opposite the mouth of Belt Creek. Water from this source, reputed to have curative powers, was used to treat 401:). At the time of the expedition there were three White Bear Islands; one has since become attached to the western shore by silting action, and the actual camp site was probably some way east of the current eastern bank. The land in this area is also privately owned but is crossed by public roads. 962: 1057: 993: 1123: 977: 266:
was the first major incursion of English-speaking white men into the northwestern American plains. Ascending the Missouri River, the party reached the Great Falls area on June 13, 1805. Having been forewarned of the falls' existence by the
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The other element of the portage that is landmarked is the last 2.5 miles (4.0 km) of the route, extending from Mount Olivet Cemetery to the White Bear Islands area (approximately
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during the outbound portion of the expedition. The 18-mile (29 km) portage took 31 days. Two portions of the route, which have largely escaped development, are part of a
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The route selected by Clark began with an ascent of over 1 mile (1.6 km) up what is now called Belt Creek, about 1 mile below present-day
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designated in 1966. At the lower end of the portage, the area on the east bank of the river where the party made camp (approximately
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at the upper camp, and departed upstream on July 15, having constructed two additional canoes to compensate for the loss of the boat.
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scouted the extent of the falls, which then consisted of a series of cascades extending beyond what is now the city of
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Blanche Higgins Schroer; Roy E. Appleman; Nancy Witherell (August 1984).
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Two separate portions of the expedition portage route form part of the
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due to a proposed coal-fired power plant in the vicinity.
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with whom they had overwintered, an advance team led by
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One of the (now dammed) falls bypassed by the portage
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark District

Great Falls Portage is located in Montana
Great Falls Portage is located in the United States
Great Falls, Montana
47°31′52″N 111°9′5″W / 47.53111°N 111.15139°W / 47.53111; -111.15139
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Lewis and Clark Expedition
portage
Great Falls
Missouri River
National Historic Landmark District
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Hidatsa
Meriwether Lewis
Great Falls
Morony Dam
pirogue
Independence Day

National Historic Landmark District
47°36′15.3″N 111°02′43.7″W / 47.604250°N 111.045472°W / 47.604250; -111.045472 (Lower camp)
Sacagawea
47°27′34.7″N 111°17′57.4″W / 47.459639°N 111.299278°W / 47.459639; -111.299278 (Upper camp)
National Trust for Historic Preservation
America's Most Endangered Places
National Register of Historic Places listings in Cascade County, Montana
List of National Historic Landmarks in Montana
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