It was named for Tendoy, a prominent Lemhi Shoshone chief in the mid-19th century.
[2] It is the nearest location to Lemhi Pass over the Bitterroot Range, where the Lewis and Clark Expedition first crossed the Continental Divide in 1805.
Sacajawea, the Shoshoni woman who guided the Expedition, was born near Tendoy.
The site of Fort Lemhi is two miles north of Tendoy.
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