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Pompeys Pillar National Monument

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evidence suggests that the outcropping has been witness to 11,000 years of human involvement in the area. Consequently, in addition to the pictographs and the signature of William Clark, hundreds of other people have carved their initials into the rock, including early pioneers to the area.
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The inscription consists of his signature and the date, July 25, 1806. Clark wrote that he climbed the sandstone pillar and "had a most extensive view in every direction on the Northerly Side of the river". He named the outcropping after
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on July 25, 1965. The new Pompeys Pillar Interpretive Center opened in 2006. Exhibits in the 5,700-square foot center relate the journey of Captain William Clark and his detachment, including
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in conjunction with The Friends of Pompeys Pillar, it consists of only 51 acres (21 ha), making it one of the smallest National Monuments in the U.S. The community of
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The Official Northern Pacific Railway Guide: For the Use of Tourists and Travelers Over the Lines of the Northern Pacific Railway and Its Branches
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(1897). 300:List of national monuments of the United States 210:William Clark's inscription on Pompey's Pillar. 305:List of National Historic Landmarks in Montana 2604: 1756: 488: 226:, down the Yellowstone River Valley in 1806. 190:on January 17, 2001, and managed by the U.S. 8: 3108:Bureau of Land Management National Monuments 285:, the pillar gets 50,000 visitors annually. 3113:Bureau of Land Management areas in Montana 2611: 2597: 2589: 1763: 1749: 1741: 1699: 980: 520: 495: 481: 473: 359:National Historic Landmark summary listing 20: 2620:U.S. National Register of Historic Places 440:. The Wilderness Society. Archived from 424:. National Landscape Conservation System 390:. Northern Pacific Railway. p. 151. 1772:National monuments of the United States 460:. Pompeys Pillar Historical Association 458:"Pompeys Pillar Historical Association" 361:. National Park Service. 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Map showing the location of Pompeys Pillar National Monument
Yellowstone County, Montana
USA
Billings, MT
45°59′43″N 108°00′21″W / 45.99528°N 108.00583°W / 45.99528; -108.00583
Bureau of Land Management
Pompeys Pillar National Monument
rock formation
Montana
United States
national monument
Bureau of Land Management
Pompeys Pillar

National Historic Landmark
Sacagawea
Pomp
Yellowstone River
sandstone
Cretaceous
Hell Creek Formation
Native American
petroglyphs
William Clark
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Jean Baptiste Charbonneau
Sacagawea
Billings, Montana
Interstate 94

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