East of Shelby, Montana on MontanaPictures.net (Page two of  ten)

42505 East of Shelby you can still see wagon ruts on a section of the 240-mile-long Fort Benton to Fort McCloud trail.

The trail is better known as the "Whoop-Up Trail of 1869-1883."

Here is a photo of a historical sign about the "Whoop-Up Trail" in Fort Benton, Montana.

To find wagon ruts on easily accessible land is almost impossible to do.

You have to travel to Chief Plenty Coups State Park near Pryor, Montana to see remnants of the "Bozeman Trail."

Travel farther south of Alzada, Montana to see wagon ruts from

"The Black Hills Expedition of 1874," led by General George Custer.

Fortunately, a Shelby area family donated land in 1966 that allows future generations to see the past first hand.

Soon, you will be able to visit another historical site Shelby is famous for.

"The Dempsey-Gibbons World Heavyweight Championship Fight" was held in Shelby on July 4, 1923.

Shelby is currently working on the completion of "Champions Park" commemorating the historic event.

What is exciting about Shelby, Montana is you can see the past but you also can see the future.