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Baronett’s Bridge

Sept. 5, 1877 - Howard’s forces reach Baronett’s Bridge

Baronett’s Bridge,which sat astride the Yellowstone river at the confluence of the Yellowstone and Lamar rivers, was built in 1871 as a toll-bridge. Jack Baronett profited more from miners on their way to and from the Clarks Fork than he did from tourists in Yellowstone. Howard’s forcesreached this point on September 5. They found the bridge burned by a Nez Perce scouting party, led by Yellow Wolf as they sought to join the main band in the eastern part of the Park. The army set about repairing it with some timbers they took from a nearby Jack Baronett’s cabin, crossed the river, and continued up the East Fork of the Yellowstone.