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The 25th Infantry, a black regiment led by a white officer, located at
Fort Missoula, MT, were pioneers in exploring the possible military uses
of the bicycle.  They actually took a bicycle trip from Missoula to St.
Louis, and had adventures along the way which were documented by the
press and the officer in charge of the trip.

Unfortunately, the trip was less than productive in advancing the
military use of the bicycle.

For more info contact the Historical Museum at Fort Missoula (Bob Brown
is the director) at this email address:

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Ginny Cass
President, Board of Directors
Northern Rockies Heritage Center
P. O. Box 1884
Missoula, MT  59806-1884
phone 406-728-3662 (message)
fax 406-728-5963
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http://www.nrhc.org