Lewis-Clark Camp Called Endangered

Tue., June 15, 1999

From Staff

The National Trust for Historic Preservation has included Travelers’ Rest, a Lewis and Clark campsite near Lolo, on its 1999 list of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places.

For more than 100 years, historians have believed that Traveler’s Rest was located a few miles south of Lolo. Recent evidence shows the campsite may be one mile west of where the National Register of Historic Places marked the site.

The remains of tepee circles have been discovered on the property west of the marker, which is privately owned and being considered for development.

“Travelers’ Rest was an important stop on this country’s greatest epic of exploration,” said Richard Moe, president of the National Trust. “We must protect this land from further development until we can conduct proper research and learn the truth about this great place.”

The History Channel will feature the site in “America’s Most Endangered,” Thursday.

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