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Tourists make their way up the stairs to William Clark's signature at Pompeys Pillar along the Lewis and Clark Trail in southeastern Montana in 2014. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is proposing work to keep the historic sandstone landmark near the Yellowstone River east of Billings from falling apart or eroding further. The sandstone is also engraved with over 5,000 other etchings, petroglyphs and pictographs, according to the National Park Service. (Larry Mayer/The Billings Gazette via AP)

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BLM considering plan to stabilize landmark Pompeys Pillar
February 13, 2022 midnight

BLM considering plan to stabilize landmark Pompeys Pillar

The historic sandstone landmark where William Clark carved his name on July 25, 1806, is cracked and deteriorating.