Editing Lolo, Montana (section)

==History==
The Traveler's Rest site, in Lolo, is one of the few sites in the nation with physical confirmation of the visit of Lewis and Clark.<ref>{{cite web |title=Travelers' Rest State Park |url=http://www.travelersrest.org/ |website=Travelers' Rest Preservation & Heritage Association |accessdate=9 October 2018}}</ref>

There are several versions of the origin of the town name. One is a French pronunciation of the name Lawrence Rence, a [[fur trapper]] in the area.<ref name="forest">{{cite web |title=Origin of the Name "Lolo" |url=https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/lolo/about-forest/?cid=stelprdb5080414 |publisher=USDA Forest Service |access-date=20 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Fur trapper honored at long-lost gravesite |url=https://missoulian.com/news/local/lolo-gets-proper-sendoff-long-lost-grave-of-town-namesake-marked/article_955a9f9a-e817-532f-9dd8-c4ac5ddbfea4.html |publisher=Missoulian |access-date=20 October 2023}}</ref> Another is the French name for [[Meriwether Lewis]], "Le Louis".<ref name="place names">{{cite web |title=Lolo |url=http://mtplacenames.org/ |publisher=Montana Place Names from Alzada to Zortman |access-date=20 October 2023}}</ref> Or it could be based on either a [[Chinookan peoples|Chinook]] word or a [[Nez Perce]] word.<ref name="place names" /> In addition to the town, a [[Lolo National Forest|national forest]], creek, mountain peak, mountain pass, [[Lolo Hot Springs, Montana|hot springs]], and historic trail are all named Lolo.<ref name="forest" />

The 2017 [[Lolo Peak Fire]] burned thousands of acres {{convert|10|mi|0}} southwest of Lolo, prompting evacuations and closure of [[U.S. Route 12 in Montana|U.S. Route 12]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Lolo Peak Fire|url=https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5375/|website=InciWeb Incident Information system|accessdate=20 August 2017}}</ref>