This location was along a major artery of traffic, the Missouri River, up which steamboats brought traffic and passengers from "the states" to Ft. Benton, head of Missouri River navigation in the new Montana Territory.
This location was along a major artery of traffic, the Missouri River, up which steamboats brought traffic and passengers from "the states" to Ft. Benton. Fort Benton was the head of Missouri River navigation in the new Montana Territory.