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Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1886/00/00 Smithsonian Institution Vocation The Smithsonian Institute sends an expedition to acquire bison specimens for mounting and scientific study. After a long search, 25 are found near the LU Bar Ranch in Montana. The original specimens are in the Fort Benton Museum of the Upper Missouri. Hornaday Smithsonian Buffalo
1886/11/06 William T Hornaday Zoologist Led by William T Hornaday, the Smithsonian's expedition to collect buffalo specimens "camps on the Big Porcupine" on a bend in McGinnis Creek from November 5 or 6 to 13 December 1886. Hornaday Smithsonian Buffalo American Bison

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Particulars for Hornaday Camp:
Historic Use Camp
Area of Significance Conservation
Criteria Exemplar
Criteria Person
Owner Private
Sight Category Site



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 26th March 1991

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Hornaday Camp
Registry Address: 10 mi. S of MT 200
Registry Number: 91000298
Resource Type: Site
Owner: Private
Area in Acres: 8
Contributing Sites: 1
Other Certification: Date received-pending nomination
Certification: Listed in the National Register
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: State
Area of Significance: Conservation
Applicable Criteria: Event, Person
Period of Significance: 1875-1899
Significant Year: 1886
Associated People: Hornaday,William T.
Historic Function: Domestic
Historic Sub-Function: Camp
Current Function: Vacant, not in use
Current Sub-Function:

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