Talk:Powder River (Wyoming and Montana)

WWII
Young men from the Powder River area are famious for their exploits in WW1 and WWII when they charged enemy postitions by uttering the phrase "Powder River Let Her Buck" an homage to the cowboy heritage of the region. 67.162.159.70 19:55, 17 February 2006

Ripley's
According to Ripley's Believe It Or Not: Encyclopedia of the Bizarre (Julie Mooney, c 2002) the Powder River was named by native Americans who believed the river contained gunpowder because lightning touched off natural gas bubbles in the water (pp G236). Is there a source for the sand explanation? Teleolurian 00:45, 3 August 2006 Teleolurian

Powder River not The Powder River
According to Helen Huntington Smith, The War on Powder River-The History of an Insurrection, University of Nebraska Press,, pages 1-2, 1966, Powder River is never referred to as The Powder River.--Mike Cline (talk) 11:46, 10 June 2010 (UTC)

WW1 Wyoming & Montana and the Powder River, Let'er Buck!
In the Great War, the 91st Infantry Division was made up of draftees from Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, California, Utah, Nevada Oregon, Washington & the territory of Alaska. Because of this region, their symbol & later shoulder patch was a pine tree "Evergreen" Men from Montana & Wyoming made up most of the 362nd Infantry Regiment, and their motto was "Powder River, Let'er Buck" Their cheer in formations & no doubt bars was:

Wild and wooly and full of fleas, Fight or frolic, as we please, Powder River, Let'er Buck! Wade across and try your luck!

They found glory at the battles of Meuse-Argonne and Ypres-Lys — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.210.101.188 (talk) 02:41, 5 July 2014 (UTC)