Pictured is a Texas Trail of Fame star honoring Lemhi Shoshone Indian Sacagawea in the Fort Worth Stockyards in Texas. She was guide, interpretor, survivalist, and invaluable asset to the famous Lewis and Clark Expedition. She was kidnapped at age of 12 by the Hidatsa, enemy of the Shosone, and eventually sold to a Frenchman and became his wife. She was the only woman on the expedition and did it carrying an infant son on her back. The Texas Trail of Fame was established in 1997 to honor those who have made a significant contribution to our Western way of life. Throughout the walkways of the Fort Worth National Historic District, bronze inlaid markers have been placed in honor of their achievements.
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