Explorer, Guide, and Hunter

Born in 1849 in Geneva, New York, Luther Sage "Yellowstone" Kelly was a trapper, hunter, and guide in Montana during the 1860s and 1870s. He also served as a military scout and hunter during the United States' campaign against the Indian tribes of the Northern Plains. Always a restless spirit, Kelly accompanied military and scientific expeditions to Alaska and served as a Captain during the Philippine-American Insurrection. He also worked as the Indian Agent for the San Carlos Apache Reservation in Arizona. A friend of Teddy Roosevelt, Kelly was included in Roosevelt's "Tennis Cabinet," the president's informal sportsmen group. Kelly asked to be buried in Montana, the site of his greatest adventures. He died on December 17, 1928 and was buried in Billings with full military honors in June, 1929.

Billings, Montana · United States