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Plains valley’s first settlers Neptune Lynch family 1870 boom era
In 1870 the Neptune Lynch family, early Plains valley settlers from Missouri via Missoula, established a cattle ranch near present Plains. They faced Indian threats, Nez Perce tensions, and a harsh frontier, while aiding mail routes, cattle drives, and local development amid Cedar Creek and Clark's Fork frontier dynamics.
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Neptune Lynch
Plains Valley
Bud Ainsworth
Cedar Creek
Missoula
Fertile Plains
Helena
Lynch
Wild Horse Plains
Sanders County
Lynchs
St. Joe
Plains
Denver
Colorado City
Boise
Idaho
Mont
Townsend
Fort Benton
Sun River
Montana
Worden and Company
Hammorid
Missoula River
Superior
John W. Patrick
James Crossen
Missoula-Walla Walla
Gold Creek
Patricks
Blue Slide Country
Patrick Ranch
Walla Walla
Nep Lynch, Jr
Flathead
Perma
Dog Lake
Nep
d’Oreille
Jim
Lynch Ranch
Henry Min
Pen d’Oreille Jim
Seymour
Jocko Agency
Nez Perce
Young Nep
Misoula
Fort Missoula
Clark’s Fork
Lolo Pass
Lynch Home
Northern Pacific Railroad
J. H. Boyer
Nep, Jr