BOZEMAN TRAIL WAGON TRAIN
THIS TRAIL RIDE WAS REENACTED THE SUMMER OF 2001, THIS RIDE FOLLOWED THE ORIGINAL BOZEMAN TRAIL AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE. THE BOZEMAN TRAIL WAS OPENED IN 1863 AND WAS FORCED TO CLOSE IN 1866. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME ANYONE HAS FORMALLY FOLLOWED THIS TRAIL FOR OVER 130 YEARS.
THE WAGON TRAIN WAS SCHEDULED TO LEAVE FORT LARAMIE, WYOMING ON JUNE 11, 2001, AND ENDED UP IN VIRGINIA CITY , MONTANA ON JULY 28. THE INTEREST WE AT THE ABSARAKA HAVE IN THIS RIDE IS THEY ARRIVED IN FT. SMITH, MONTANA ON JULY 6, AND STAYED THERE FOR 3 DAYS. THE BOZEMAN TRAIL PASSES THROUGH FT. SMITH AND AT THAT POINT IT CROSSED THE BIG HORN RIVER. DURING THE TIME OF FORT SMITH THERE WAS A HAYFIELD 2.5 MILES EAST OF THE FORT, THIS IS MARKED NEAR THE THREE MILE RIVER ACCESS, LOCAL HISTORIANS MARK THE HAYFIELD NEARER TO THE ABSARAKA. DURING THE YEARS OF THE FORT THERE WAS A INDIAN BATTLE NAMED FOR THE HAYFIELD AND THESE LOCAL HISTORIANS PLACE THIS BATTLE NEARER TO THE ABSARAKA. ANYWAY THIS HISTORICAL WAGON TRAIN WILL BRING A GOOD TIME FOR ALL TO THE LITTLE AREA NAMED FT SMITH.
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LITTLE BIG HORN