11 Most Endangered Historic Places
Travelers' Rest
Year Listed: 1999
Location: Lolo, Montana
Significance
Travelers? Rest, now a Montana State Park.
Credit: Credit: National Trust for Historic Preservation
On September 9, 1805, the Lewis and Clark expedition paused at the campsite known as Travelers' Rest before undertaking the crossing of the Bitterroot Mountains, possibly the most arduous part of their journey to the Pacific. Almost ten months later they camped again at Travelers' Rest on their return trip to St. Louis. In 1966 the supposed site of Travelers' Rest was designated a National Historic Landmark. New evidence, however, indicated that the actual campsite was some distance away--in an area that was threatened by inappropriate development.
