Fort Benton, Montana pictures on MontanaPictures.net (Page seven of eight)
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| 60405 Click here to read the the roadside "Historical Marker" over looking Fort Benton, Montana. | ||||||||||||||||
| Does anyone remember the famous Fort Benton oil painting by Charlie Russell called the "Wagon Boss" (1909) ? | ||||||||||||||||
| You once were able to see reproductions of the painting all over Montana. In the 1960's you would get a "free" Charlie Russell print when you filled your truck's gas tank at a Union 76 gas station. | ||||||||||||||||
| Let's watch the sunset... | ||||||||||||||||
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| 52205 First we need a good vantage point... This is the old "one-lane" road into Fort Benton. The road is near the Missouri River overlook on Highway 87. | ||||||||||||||||
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| 52205 There is the Missouri River overlook on Highway 87. (far left of this picture) The Highwood Mountains (Click here to see a view from Standford, MT) | ||||||||||||||||
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| 60405 Let's look over the yucca and sagebrush (picture left) to see the town... | ||||||||||||||||
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| 60405 Just for fun, compare this view with Charlie M. Russell's "Wagon Boss" (1909) The Highwood Mountains (Click here to see a view from Standford, MT) | ||||||||||||||||
| The fort if covered with trees but you can still see the cliffs in Russell's painting Choteau County Fair grounds (great place to camp) | ||||||||||||||||
| Can you see "Signal Point?" | ||||||||||||||||
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| Look over the blue water storage tank, you can just see the Bear Paw Mountains. | ||||||||||||||||
| 60405 Click here for one last Fort Benton sunset view. We'll be back. | ||||||||||||||||
| To look south click here. To look northwest click here. | ||||||||||||||||
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