Carroll Trail Articles
The Carroll Trail 1875
Archived: 2002
The Carroll Trail was a wagon road in Montana used to ship freight from Carroll Landing on the Missouri River to Helena, Montana and the Montana gold fields. Prehistory of the Carroll Trail In the late 1860s and early 1870s the U.S. Army had a great desire to develop shipping routes to supply the forts […]
Capt. Williams’ Carroll Trail Journal
Letters and Journal of the 1874 Trip from Fort Shaw to Camp Lewis
Archived: 2015
Steve F. Russell has edited and produced the letters and journal of the 1874 Trip from Fort Shaw to Camp Lewis by Captain Constant Williams and Company F of the 7th U.S. Infantry. In April and May of 1874, Williams traveled to establish a military post named Camp Lewis along the Carroll Trail. This military […]
The Carroll Trail Report (abridged)
Archived: 1989
The Carroll Trail was a wagon road for transporting goods from Carroll Landing on the Missouri River to Helena, Montana. This version is slightly abridged. Part 1 explains the basic facts about the trail and answers anticipated reader questions. Part 2 describes the 1875 trip of Captain William Ludlow from Carroll to Camp Baker. Part […]
The Carroll Trail Report (unabridged)
Archived: 1989
The Carroll Trail was a wagon road for transporting goods from Carroll Landing on the Missouri River to Helena, Montana. Part 1 explains the basic facts about the trail and answers anticipated reader questions. Part 2 describes the 1875 trip of Captain William Ludlow from Carroll to Camp Baker. Part 3 is an account of […]