Montana Gazetteer
Sacajawea Island is a physical feature (island) in Cascade County. The primary coordinates for Sacajawea Island places it within the MT 59404 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Sacajawea Island |
| Category: | Montana physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | Located along the Missouri River within the City of Great Falls, 0.8 km (0.5 mi) NE of the North Montana State Fairgrounds. |
| History: | Named for a Shoshoni woman who traveled with the Lewis and Clark Expedition. A proposal to change the name Sacajawea Island to Sacagawea Island was submitted in February 1998. In October 1999, the proposal was rejected by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (USBGN). |
| County: | Cascade County |
| Latitude: | 47.518569 |
| Longitude: | -111.3049742 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Sacajawea Island: Sacajawea Island.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Sacajawea Island does not include property ownership information.
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