Memorials in Montana

Discover 4 unusual memorials in Montana.

Fort Benton, Montana

The Spot Where The Governor Drowned

Thomas Francis Meagher drowned here in 1867, but whether his death was an accident or a murder, nobody knows.

Bear Paw Battlefield

Chinook, Montana

Bear Paw Battlefield

This remote Montana battlefield is the site of the Nez Perce Flight of 1877.

The burial site of Old Pitt, the elephant.

Dillon, Montana

Old Pitt's Burial Site

The famous 102-year-old circus elephant was struck and killed by lightning.

Old Shep looks over the Missouri River.

Fort Benton, Montana

Shep Memorial

A small Montana town commemorates the dog who waited at the train station every day for his owner to return.

Are we missing something unusual in Montana?