Al wondered how this park got it’s name. I wasn’t sure so I looked it up and thought I would share a little more information about this park with you.
Two Moon was a Northern Cheyenne Chief who had fought as a young man at the Battle of the Rosebud fight against Crook, the Little Big Horn fight against Custer, camped on the Powder River when Reynolds attacked a village and lastly was at the Battle of Wolf Mountain.
(I’m not sure who owns this picture of the chief so I can’t give them credit for it.)
Sorry Al – no naked Running Bear showing Two Moons.
Two Moon Park has five short main trails with a total length of 3.13 miles.
Weeping Trail – 1.02 miles; Rocke Jeune Trail - .78 miles; Dull Knife Trail - .71 miles; Mallard Trail - .40 miles; and Fox Trot Trail - .22 miles.
Chief Two Moon gravesite – Busby,Montana
That's a new one on us! Lived in Montana for 9 years, never been there. I guess that would be eastern Montana. Thanks for taking us along.
ReplyDeletethanks for the information on Two Moon Park!!..
ReplyDeleteThanks for the clarification on teh name. Interesting info.
ReplyDeleteThat's a lot of battles for one man to have been in.
ReplyDeleteJust saw the title on my dashboard and wondered why it was called Two Moons. Low and behold, first crack out of the box . . . . . . . Hope it's cooler where you are than where we are! ~Liz
ReplyDeleteWell, now we know for sure:))
ReplyDeleteLove the history lesson!
ReplyDeleteGreat history lesson!
ReplyDeleteWe are lucky to have so many wonderful parks in our country...city, county, state, and national. We are currently in a beautiful county RV park in central Washington.
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