It was created by John Jacobs and its namesake when they crossed the Gallatin Valley from Bannack and entered Powder River country.
It was created by John Jacobs and its namesake when they crossed the Gallatin Valley from Bannack and entered Powder River country. Closed down after the Treaty of Fort Laramie, it provided the impetus for events like Fetterman's Massacre and Red Cloud's War. FTP, name this trail from Virginia City in Montana to the Oregon Trail in Wyoming.
It was created by John Jacobs and its namesake when they crossed the Gallatin Valley from Bannack and entered Powder River country.
{Bozeman} Trail