Jim Kelly, a member of American Legion Post 13 out of St. Regis, installs and maintains the highway fatality markers, otherwise known as white crosses, in District 5 including the Blackfoot, Clearwater and Swan Valleys.
SEELEY LAKE – When driving the major roads in Montana, travelers can't help but notice the white crosses dotting the side of the roads. The American Legion has used the white crosses to mark the sites of fatal traffic accidents for the past 50 years.
Jim Kelly, a member of the American Legion Post 13 out of St. Regis, keeps this tradition alive in District 5, including the Blackfoot, Clearwater and Swan Valleys. He covers more than 2,500 miles and maintaining more than 1,000 crosses, adding more each year.
The Montana American Legion White Cross Highway Fatality Marker Program began in 1953. T...
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