Bozeman Trail devotees have taken the first official step to see the route formally recognized. Representatives of Our Montana and the Fort Phil Kearny/Bozeman Trail Association have asked the ...

The Bozeman Trail was a shortcut to the newly discovered gold fields of Montana Territory. The Bozeman Trail was an offshoot of the Oregon Trail, a shortcut to the newly discovered gold fields of ...

The Bozeman Trail was a shortcut to the newly discovered gold fields of Montana Territory. The Bozeman Trail was an offshoot of the Oregon Trail, a shortcut to the newly discovered gold fields of ...

In 1863, mountain man John Jacobs and partner John M. Bozeman determined to find a better route connecting the Oregon Trail to new gold-strike country in what would later become Montana.