Bottineau? There is a town in ND with that name. Interesting .
It was named after him, Pierre Bottineau, and the County also, and countless buildings and places.
Bottineau was founded in 1883 as Oak Creek as a customs station and an overnight stagecoach stop. The town name was changed to Bottineau in 1884 in honor of Pierre Bottineau (c.1814–1895), a Métis pioneer, hunter, and trapper who became a successful land speculator.
The town was originally located about 1½ miles (2½ km) north of its current location. The entire town was moved south in 1887 to where the Great Northern Railway was installing new tracks.
There is a book called The Legend of Pierre Bottineau and the Red River Trail written by Ted Stone. His life was an incredible tale, one that weathered, challenged, and took the lives of many brave men. God Rest their souls, they made America great right from the beginning, a history, and a legacy, to be so very proud of then, now, and always.
I pray Americans will never go backwards, only forward, and take the deep history and honour of these men and women, and keep those that might threaten it or change it towards never ending destruction, out of places, and positions of power, so that the legacy of those that came before, and died as true Americans, would never be ashamed and feel sorrow for what America could become should further damage be done in the name of the USA.
God Bless You All.
Lynn
