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The expedition were likely the first white men to ever penetrate this landscape. Lewis and Clark were at first uncertain how to proceed, and scouted each of the branches before ultimately departing on July 30 up the Jefferson River. The expedition also passed the forks on its return journey on July
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The Lewis and Clark decision not to call the Jefferson the Missouri has spurred debate over what is the longest river in North America, since the Missouri and Mississippi are nearly identical in length. The Missouri traditionally had been called the longest river in North America. However, 72 miles
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plants in the region— so that it is now sometimes referred as second to the Mississippi in terms of length. If the Jefferson were included in the Missouri length, it would technically still be considered the longest river by experts of the
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As the west was explored and developed through the 19th century, the forks area was frequently used as a camp site by fur trappers. Acquisition for the state park was begun by preservation organizations in the 1960s.
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The utmost headwaters of the Missouri are subject to debate but two commonly claimed locations ultimately drain into the Jefferson. Lewis on August 12, 1805 said he visited the headwaters on Trail Creek just above
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state park, visited another site which today is also claimed to be the furthest point on the Missouri. Brower published his finding in 1896 in "The Missouri: Its Utmost Source."
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the most distant fountain of the waters of the mighty Missouri in surch(sic) of which we have spent so many toilsome days and wristless(sic) nights.
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is a public recreation area occupying 535 acres (217 ha) at the site of the official start of the
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Confluence of the Madison River and Jefferson River at the starting point of the Missouri River
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The bulk of Missouri Headwaters State Park is found on a peninsula flanked on the east by the
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University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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of it have been trimmed off in re-channeling its streambed—mainly for the many
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Brower's Spring, as the site is now known, is at around 8,800 feet in the
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Gallatin County, Montana
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at an elevation of 4,045 feet (1,233 m). The park includes the
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streams the Missouri and accordingly agreed to name them after the
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National Register of Historic Places in Gallatin County, Montana
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encamped at the confluence site on July 26, 1805. On July 28,
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Map showing the location of Missouri Headwaters State Park
Gallatin County, Montana
United States
Three Forks, Montana
45°55′15″N 111°29′53″W / 45.9207°N 111.498°W / 45.9207; -111.498
Montana state park
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
Missouri Headwaters State Park
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
Missouri Headwaters State Park is located in Montana
Missouri Headwaters State Park is located in the United States
Gallatin County, Montana
66000433
Missouri River
Three Forks, Montana
National Historic Landmark
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Gallatin River
Madison River
Jefferson Rivers
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Meriwether Lewis
President of the United States
Treasury
state
hydroelectric power
United States Geological Survey
Lemhi Pass

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