Mullan Road Articles
Mullan Road: Little Blackfoot to Dearborn Crossing
Archived: 2017
KML file for Google Earth: buswell.kml This map represents 45 years of research by Dr. Rich Buswell of Helena, Montana. The yellow line is a faithful interpretation of his route drawn on a paper Forest Service map, using Township and Range section lines as a reference, by Kris Townsend, August 30, 2017. Buswell has focused […]
Mullan Road River Crossings
St. Regis River
Archived: 2015
To see the map in fullscreen view, in the map’s upper-right corner, click the button.Key: Mullan Road Original River ChannelTo see distance and elevation, point to a marker. KML file for Google Earth: dunsmore-crossings-3.kml Commentary by Kris Townsend and Robert Dunsmore In Mullan’s 1863 report to Congress, two listings of river crossings […]
Mullan Road River Crossings
Coeur d'Alene River Part 2
Archived: 2015
To see the map in fullscreen view, in the map’s upper-right corner, click the button.Key: Mullan Road Original River ChannelTo see distance and elevation, point to a marker. KML file for Google Earth: dunsmore-crossings-2.kml Commentary by Kris Townsend and Robert Dunsmore In Mullan’s 1863 report to Congress, two listings of river crossings […]
Mullan Road River Crossings
Coeur d'Alene River Part 1
Archived: 2015
To see the map in fullscreen view, in the map’s upper-right corner, click the button.Key: Mullan Road Original River ChannelTo see distance and elevation, point to a marker. KML file for Google Earth, dunsmore-crossings-1.kml Commentary by Kris Townsend and Robert Dunsmore In his 1863 report to Congress, Mullan included two listings of […]
Mullan Road Center Line
Plante's Ferry to Bitteroot Ferry
Archived: 2015
To see the map in fullscreen view, in the map’s upper-right corner, click the button.Key: Mullan Road Original River ChannelTo see distance and elevation, point to a marker. KML file for Google Earth, dunsmore-3.kml. This map is the first digital representation of an exhibition for the Staff House Museum in Kellogg, Idaho […]
Mullan Road Center Line
Walla Walla to Fort Benton
Archived: 2018
This Mullan Road center line describes the general route of the Mullan Military Road built between 1859 and 1861. It represents many years of research from several individuals and continues to be adjusted as new research is completed. Rich Buswell, Bob Dunsmore, and Kris Townsend have contributed the data for this map. Both Buswell and […]
Mullan’s 1861 Lewis and Clark Speech
Archived: 2015
On Christmas eve or day 1861, John Mullan gave what is said to be the first public lecture in Montana. It was the largest crowd ever assembled at Fort Owen, and his topic was Lewis and Clark. The speech shows the prevailing attitudes about Lewis and Clark 55 years after the their Expedition.
Fletcher-Dimmitt 1902 Wagon Trip
Western Kansas to Eastern Washington
Archived: 2015
In 1902, the Fletcher’s and Dimmitt families moved from Kansas to Chesaw, Washington. What was unusual about this migration was that they chose to make the trip by wagon in a day dominated by rail travel. In 1902, there were wagon roads from town to town, but no organized highways. The trip took three months, […]
Mullan Road Detail Maps
Archived: 1991
These detail maps of the Mullan Road are marked on county road maps at a scale of 1″ = 1 mile. The information giving the location of the Mullan Road was obtained from the township surveys made by the General Land Office, U.S. government. These surveys primarily located the section corners within the township. This […]
Mullan Road Inventory
Monuments, Statues, and Interpretive Signs along the Mullan Road
Archived: 2017
Dave and Sue Eakin provide this inventory of signs, interpretive panels, markers, monuments, and statues along the Mullan Road between Walla Walla and Fort Benton. Photos and coordinates are provided for each item.