Near Williston in western North Dakota, close to the Montana border, the meeting of the Yellowstone and Missouri Rivers stands out as a landscape and historic crossroads shaped by geography, geology, and human history. About half a mile east of historic Fort Buford, this river junction is tied to the Corps of Discovery, Fort Buford, Fort Union and the fur trade, and the growth of transportation along the rivers. Broad views over the Missouri and Yellowstone reinforce the importance of a region where waterways, trade, exploration, and frontier military history converged, connecting the rivers with nearby historic sites.