query: what a city in montana?

title: Montana City, Montana

text: out in 1868, and the town saw a brief revival after the arrival of the railroads and the establishment of a post office in the 1880s. At its height in the 1880s, Montana City had 3,000 residents and competed for the location of the state capital. Montana City was almost a ghost town for most of the 20th century until the Permanente Cement Company built a cement manufacturing plant there in 1940. Today, Montana City is a bedroom community serving Helena. Montana City, Montana Montana City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson County, Montana, United States.

title: Montana City, Montana

text: Montana City, Montana Montana City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson County, Montana, United States. The population was 2715 at the 2010 census, up from 2,094 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Helena Micropolitan Statistical Area. Montana City is located in northern Jefferson County at (46.537357, -111.931705). It is bordered to the northwest by unincorporated South Hills, to the northeast by the town of East Helena in Lewis and Clark County, and to the south by unincorporated Clancy. Interstate 15 passes through Montana City, with access from Exit 187. I-15 leads north to

title: Montana City, Montana

text: Helena, the state capital, and south to Boulder, the Jefferson county seat. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Montana City CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.07%, are water. Prickly Pear Creek, a tributary of the Missouri River, flows northward through the community. As of the census of 2010, there were 2,715 people in Montana City, a 30% increase over the 2000 census. Of the 2,094 people of the 2000 census, 697 households, and 627 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 74.2 people per square mile (28.6/km²). There were 709

title: Montana

text: largest mining operations were in the city of Butte, which had important silver deposits and gigantic copper deposits. Before the creation of Montana Territory (1864–1889), various parts of what is now Montana were parts of Oregon Territory (1848–1859), Washington Territory (1853–1863), Idaho Territory (1863–1864), and Dakota Territory (1861–1864). Montana became a United States territory (Montana Territory) on May 26, 1864. The first territorial capital was at Bannack. The first territorial governor was Sidney Edgerton. The capital moved to Virginia City in 1865 and to Helena in 1875. In 1870, the non-Indian population of Montana Territory was 20,595. The Montana Historical

title: Virginia City, Montana

text: February 7, 1865. It remained the capital until April 19, 1875 when it moved to Helena, Montana. Thomas Dimsdale began publication of Montana's first newspaper, the "Montana Post", in Virginia City on August 27, 1864. Montana's first public school was established in Virginia City in March 1866. In the 1940s, Charles and Sue Bovey began buying the town, putting much needed maintenance into failing structures. The ghost town of Virginia City began to be restored for tourism in the 1950s. Most of the city is now owned by the state government and is a National Historic Landmark operated as an

title: Jefferson City, Montana

text: Jefferson City, Montana Jefferson City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson County, Montana, United States. The population was 472 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Helena Micropolitan Statistical Area. Jefferson City is located in northern Jefferson County at (46.386685, -112.041154), in the valley of Prickly Pear Creek. It is bordered to the north by Clancy. Interstate 15 passes through the community, with access from Exit 176. I-15 leads north to Helena and south to Boulder, the Jefferson county seat. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Jefferson City CDP has a total

title: Transportation in Montana

text: Montana and there are up to 71 public and private . The largest is Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport, located eight miles northwest of Bozeman, an hour and forty minutes away by road from Helena. The next largest is Billings Logan International Airport, near Billings, which has three runways and had over 388,000 enplanements in 2010. The busiest domestic destinations from Montana are Denver, Colorado, Minneapolis, Minnesota and Salt Lake City, Utah, and the main airlines are Delta Air Lines and United Express. Transportation in Montana Transportation in Montana comprises many different forms of travel. Montana shares a long border with

title: Robert Vaughn (Montana)

text: gold in Montana. He spent July and August working for the company of Boon & Vivian mining gold as a day laborer. In September 1864, he and four other men headed east (encountering petrified wood in the Tom Miner Basin in what is now Park County), but found no gold deposits. They returned to Alder Gulch, having spent 29 days in the wilderness. In December 1864, Vaughn and three others took two mules and followed the Madison River to the Missouri River and the Missouri River up to Last Chance Gulch (in what is now the city of Helena, Montana).

title: Montana State Fairgrounds Racetrack

text: Plains in the early to mid 1700s, and horse racing among Native Americans in what later became Montana was common. Horse racing also became popular among white settlers in the area, particularly miners. Semi-formal local horse flat racing meets first occurred in Montana in Deer Lodge, Helena, and Virginia City in the 1860s. Helena's first permanent horse racing track was Madam Coady's Two-Mile House, a track located a few miles from Helena. The first Montana Territorial Fair was held at the site 1868, and included Montana's first regionally-organized horse flat race. Harness racing was added at the second Territorial Fair

title: Vaughn, Montana

text: Vaughn, Montana Vaughn is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cascade County, Montana, United States. The population was 658 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Great Falls, Montana Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is named for Montana pioneer Robert Vaughn, whose homestead on the Vaughn Ranch encompassed part of the town. While trying to make his fortune gold mining in Nelson Gulch near what is now Helena, Montana, Welsh American immigrant Robert Vaughn became convinced that Montana was excellent ranching and farming country. In the fall of 1869, he traveled into Chouteau County, Montana, which at the time covered

title: Montana Trail

text: from wagon trains to railways. Over time, the use of the trail declined as the railways shortened the trail by over 70 miles and created a much easier and less dangerous route to Montana. The Montana Trail still has a significant part in Montana history. Montana Trail The Montana Trail was a wagon road that served gold rush towns such as Bannack, Virginia City and later Helena, Montana during the Montana gold rush era of the 1860s and 1870s. Miners and settlers all travelled the trail to try to find better lives in Montana. The trail was also utilized for

title: Montana Trail

text: Montana Trail The Montana Trail was a wagon road that served gold rush towns such as Bannack, Virginia City and later Helena, Montana during the Montana gold rush era of the 1860s and 1870s. Miners and settlers all travelled the trail to try to find better lives in Montana. The trail was also utilized for freighting and shipping supplies and food goods to Montana from Utah. Bandits and Native Americans, as well as the weather, were major risks to travelling on the Montana Trail. Montana was a very isolated area and the trail helped to keep Montanans connected to the

title: First Baptist Church of Montana (Helena, Montana)

text: First Baptist Church of Montana (Helena, Montana) The First Baptist Church of Montana, located in Helena, Montana, is an historic church founded in 1880. It is Montana's oldest Baptist Church, located on 8th Avenue. It is associated with the American Baptist Churches USA. The First Baptist Church in Montana had its beginnings on November 7, 1879, when 21 Helena Baptists petitioned the Baptist Home Mission Society of New York City to send a missionary to organize a church. Reverend J.T. Mason arrived for that purpose; and on December 5, 1880, he moderated an organizational meeting of Baptists in the wooden

title: Montana City, Colorado

text: Montana City, Colorado Montana City was the first settlement in what was later to become Denver, Colorado. It was established during the Pikes Peak Gold Rush on the east bank of the South Platte River, just north of the confluence with Little Dry Creek, in 1858. At the time, the site was in the Kansas Territory. The site selected because it was adjacent to placer gold diggings along the South Platte River. However, the gold diggings at Montana City proved disappointing, and the site was soon abandoned in favor of the settlement of Auraria, a few miles downstream. The Montana

title: Montana City, Colorado

text: of Spanish Correspondence. Montana City, Colorado Montana City was the first settlement in what was later to become Denver, Colorado. It was established during the Pikes Peak Gold Rush on the east bank of the South Platte River, just north of the confluence with Little Dry Creek, in 1858. At the time, the site was in the Kansas Territory. The site selected because it was adjacent to placer gold diggings along the South Platte River. However, the gold diggings at Montana City proved disappointing, and the site was soon abandoned in favor of the settlement of Auraria, a few miles

title: Nevada City, Montana

text: Nevada City, Montana Nevada City ( ) is an unincorporated community in Madison County, Montana, United States. In the 1880s, it was one of the two major centers of Commerce in what was known as one of the "Richest Gold Strikes in the Rocky Mountain West", sharing this role with its sister city Virginia City. Since the late 1990s, Nevada City has become a tourist attraction for its collection of 19th century buildings within or surrounding the Nevada City Museum & Music Hall. Archaeological evidence found between the Music Hall and the Nevada City Hotel would indicate earlier than mining

title: Montana City, Montana

text: was $66,027, and the median income for a family was $67,240. Males had a median income of $40,909 versus $29,508 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $21,774. About 3.5% of families and 4.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.3% of those under age 18 and 11.3% of those age 65 or over. Montana City is located on top of one of the oldest prehistoric sites in the state of Montana. As early as 9,000 BCE, Native Americans came to Montana City to collect chert, a rock similar to flint, which was used

title: Montana City, Montana

text: to make spear tips, arrowheads, and knives. White American explorers discovered gold at the site on July 2, 1862, and later that year U.S. Army Captain Jason L. Fisk brought a mule train from Minnesota which stopped at the site and built the first houses that became Montana City. The town became one of the most important mining centers in Montana during the height of the gold rush in the 1860s. The Montana Town Company laid out the city in 1864, naming it after the territory's new name. Chinese miners took over from whites when the mines began to play

title: Nevada City, Montana

text: Nicholas, a Dutchman. George Ives was convicted and in less than an hour he was hanged in the middle of town while nearly 2,000 residents watched (“Nevada City, Montana.”). According to Blumenthal, when the mining had come to an end in 1922, about $2.5 billion worth of gold in today's market had been extracted (Blumenthal 2). Nevada City is about 27 miles southeast of Twin Bridges, Montana on Highway 287. The town site is located at 1½ miles west of Virginia City, Montana on Hwy 287. Nevada City, Montana Nevada City ( ) is an unincorporated community in Madison County,

title: Nevada City, Montana

text: City Historic District with numerous historic buildings, artifacts, and furnishings. It is owned by the State of Montana and operated by the Montana Heritage Commission, with 108 historic buildings from various places around Montana, 14 original Nevada City structures. Nevada CIty is also home to North America’s largest collection of automated music machines which can be found in the Nevada City Music Hall (“Nevada City.”). The Bovey’s have been collecting the machines since 1940 and many of the machines are in excellent working condition (“Nevada City.”). The town consists of an open-air museum that includes 108 buildings, 14 buildings are

title: Miles City, Montana

text: fish from the hatchery in Miles City. Miles City, Montana Miles City is a city in and the county seat of Custer County, Montana, United States. The population was 8,410 at the 2010 census. After the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876, the U.S. Army created forts in eastern Montana, including one where the north-flowing Tongue River flowed into the east-flowing Yellowstone River. The first fort was known as the Tongue River Cantonment or the Tongue River Barracks and was founded on August 27, 1876. A second, permanent fort was constructed on higher ground two miles to the west

title: Miles City, Montana

text: Miles City, Montana Miles City is a city in and the county seat of Custer County, Montana, United States. The population was 8,410 at the 2010 census. After the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876, the U.S. Army created forts in eastern Montana, including one where the north-flowing Tongue River flowed into the east-flowing Yellowstone River. The first fort was known as the Tongue River Cantonment or the Tongue River Barracks and was founded on August 27, 1876. A second, permanent fort was constructed on higher ground two miles to the west of the mouth of the Tongue and

title: Park City, Montana

text: or over. Park City, Montana Park City is a census-designated place (CDP) in Stillwater County, Montana, United States. The population was 870 at the 2000 census. Located 20 miles from the state's largest city, Billings, Park City has a small town atmosphere. The largest building in the city is Park City Schools, a K-12 education system. The school's mascot is the panther and school colors are red and black. It is not incorporated, therefore does not have a mayor or any other "city" legislative positions. Most of the historical buildings are made of sandstone, due to the large sandstone cliffs

title: Park City, Montana

text: Park City, Montana Park City is a census-designated place (CDP) in Stillwater County, Montana, United States. The population was 870 at the 2000 census. Located 20 miles from the state's largest city, Billings, Park City has a small town atmosphere. The largest building in the city is Park City Schools, a K-12 education system. The school's mascot is the panther and school colors are red and black. It is not incorporated, therefore does not have a mayor or any other "city" legislative positions. Most of the historical buildings are made of sandstone, due to the large sandstone cliffs to the

title: Virginia City Historic District (Virginia City, Montana)

text: Virginia City Historic District (Virginia City, Montana) The Virginia City Historic District is a National Historic Landmark District encompassing Virginia City, Montana, United States. Designated in 1966, the district includes over two hundred nineteenth-century buildings, representing the site of a major gold strike and the capital of Montana for ten years. Virginia City was founded in the early 1860s, in the wake of a major gold find in Alder Gulch, which ascends into the mountains to the south. It grew rapidly with the influx of gold seekers, and was by 1865 so large and prosperous that it was made the

title: Martin City, Montana

text: Martin City, Montana Martin City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Flathead County, Montana, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 500, up from 331 at the 2000 census. Martin City is located in central Flathead County at (48.390443, -114.035250), between Hungry Horse to the southwest and Coram to the north. U.S. Route 2 passes through the community, leading northeast to West Glacier and southwest to Kalispell. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which , or 1.16%, is water. Martin City is

title: Life's What You Make It (Hannah Montana song)

text: ceremonies as well as some clips of the cast of Hannah Montana at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom. "Life's What You Make It" has peaked at number 7 on the iTunes Top Songs list. The song debuted at number 25 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100 in July 2007, in the same week that "Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus" debuted at number one on the album chart. This song was Hannah Montana's highest debut entry, later beaten by "He Could Be The One", which entered at number 10. A Hannah Montana DVD titled "Life's What You Make It", was

title: Virginia City, Montana

text: Virginia City, Montana Virginia City is a town in and the county seat of Madison County, Montana, United States. In 1961 the town and the surrounding area were designated a National Historic Landmark District, the Virginia City Historic District. The population was 190 at the 2010 census. In May 1863, a group of prospectors were headed toward the Yellowstone River and instead came upon a party of the Crow tribe and was forced to return to Bannack. On May 26, 1863, Bill Fairweather and Henry Edgar discovered gold near Alder Creek. The prospectors could not keep the site a secret

text: released on October 9, 2007. Life's What You Make It (Hannah Montana song) "Life's What You Make It" is a single by Hannah Montana and is featured on the "Disney Channel's " soundtrack album. It premiered on Radio Disney on June 9, 2007. It was also performed at the Disney Channel Games 2007 concert. There is an official music video for this song, available for viewing on the Disney Channel website. The promotional music video for the song is the performance of the song at the Hannah Montana 2 concert taping. Another promotional music video shows the concert performance from

text: Life's What You Make It (Hannah Montana song) "Life's What You Make It" is a single by Hannah Montana and is featured on the "Disney Channel's " soundtrack album. It premiered on Radio Disney on June 9, 2007. It was also performed at the Disney Channel Games 2007 concert. There is an official music video for this song, available for viewing on the Disney Channel website. The promotional music video for the song is the performance of the song at the Hannah Montana 2 concert taping. Another promotional music video shows the concert performance from the Disney Channel Games opening

title: Virginia City, Montana

text: open-air museum. Of the nearly three hundred structures in town, almost half were built prior to 1900. Buildings in their original condition with Old West period displays and information plaques stand next to thoroughly modern diners and other amenities. The Historic District of Virginia City and Nevada City is currently operated by the Montana Historic Commission and is the top state-owned tourist attraction in Montana. The Commission operates gold panning, a historic hotel, and the longest continuously operating live summer theater company in the western United States. Virginia City also has a Boothill Cemetery. The narrow gauge Alder Gulch Short

title: Miles City, Montana

text: would have towards its own utilities) until a traveling employee of Minnesota Northern Power (predecessor of MDU Resources Group, Inc.) told the city council "the emperor has no clothes;" i.e., the system was far less efficient and in worse shape than they thought. The city council eventually put the question to the voters who instructed the city to sell the utility. By this time, the people with the Montana Power Company (now NorthWestern Energy's Montana division) became aware of this and were soon locked in an epic battle with Minnesota Northern over the franchise. A franchise election was held to

title: Miles City, Montana

text: income for the city was $16,449. About 9.4% of families and 14.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.7% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over. The largest event of the year is the Miles City Bucking Horse Sale held in May. Miles City is also home to the Eastern Montana Fair and is the commercial hub of southeastern Montana. The sale is generally held regardless of weather. Miles Community College was founded in 1939. The current average student to faculty ratio is 11:1; class sizes range from 8 to 50

title: Cooke City-Silver Gate, Montana

text: of under eighteens and 10.5% of those over 64. Cooke City-Silver Gate, Montana Cooke City-Silver Gate is a census-designated place (CDP) in Park County, Montana, United States. The population was 140 at the 2000 census. It sits toward the northeast of Yellowstone National Park on a road remaining open during the winter connecting through Tower Junction to Mammoth and north to Livingston, Montana. During the summer the road opens eastward to connect to Red Lodge, Montana via the Beartooth Highway on a scenic route climbing to 10,947 feet in elevation through the Beartooth Mountains and across the Beartooth Plateau. Its

title: Cooke City-Silver Gate, Montana

text: Cooke City-Silver Gate, Montana Cooke City-Silver Gate is a census-designated place (CDP) in Park County, Montana, United States. The population was 140 at the 2000 census. It sits toward the northeast of Yellowstone National Park on a road remaining open during the winter connecting through Tower Junction to Mammoth and north to Livingston, Montana. During the summer the road opens eastward to connect to Red Lodge, Montana via the Beartooth Highway on a scenic route climbing to 10,947 feet in elevation through the Beartooth Mountains and across the Beartooth Plateau. Its chief industry is tourism, which during the winter includes

title: Jefferson City, Montana

text: The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.6 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $53,125, and the median income for a family was $52,917. Males had a median income of $28,125 versus $32,500 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $21,953. None of the families and 1.4% of the population were living below the poverty line. Jefferson City, Montana Jefferson City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson County, Montana, United States.

title: Virginia City, Montana

text: in the region in 1863 and 1864. This resulted in the formation of the Vigilance committee of Alder Gulch and the infamous Montana Vigilantes. Up to 15 road agents were hanged by the vigilantes in December 1863 and January 1864, including the sheriff of Bannack, Montana and alleged leader of the road agent gang, Henry Plummer. The Montana Territory was organized out of the existing Idaho Territory by Act of Congress and signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln on May 26, 1864. Although Bannack was the first territorial capital, the territorial legislature moved the capital to Virginia City on

title: Nevada City, Montana

text: and moved the buildings form various locations. Restoration started in the 1950s, following his purchase of the property from the Stiles family. Today, the town is managed by the Montana Heritage Commission, Department of Commerce, State of Montana. Businesses in the town are Alder Gulch Accommodations, Nevada City Hotel and Cabins, Just an Experience Bed and Breakfast, The Star Bakery, and the Nevada City Hotel Coffee Shop. Some of the businesses are operational year round, others are operational during the summer season. The town has been restored as an outdoor living history historical museum, linked by railroad to the Virginia

title: Malta, Montana

text: Malta, Montana Malta ( ) is a city in, and the county seat of, Phillips County, Montana, United States, located at the intersection of U.S. Routes 2 and 191. The population was 1,997 at the 2010 census. After James Hill and his partners built the St Paul, Minneapolis, and Manitoba railway (which in 1890 became the Great Northern Railway) across Montana's "High Line" in 1887, Malta evolved from rail siding number 54. What came to be Saco, Montana, to the east and Dodson, Montana, to the west grew from other nearby sidings. A post office was established in Malta in

title: Montana City, Colorado

text: and Walsenburg, to restock their supplies. Giving up the idea of prospecting for gold, others headed south to Taos, New Mexico. The remainder of the Lawrence party still interested in searching for gold and establishing a town headed north. Along the east side of the South Platte River, the group built rows of cabins, the definition of a town in the western frontier, and called it “Montana City”, Montana being the feminine form of “mountain”. The rows were named Leavenworth Row, Kansas Row and Lawrence Row. Although the area had been a frequent site where prospectors and trappers met and

title: Montana City, Colorado

text: set up tents, the cabins were the first structures built in the Denver area. With Josiah Hinman as its president and William Boyer as it secretary, the group founded the “Montana Town Company”. John Easter was one of the men to build a cabin. Jason T. Younker, Howard Hunt, Charles Nichols and others were involved and promoted the town. The South Platte did not yield gold and many of the remaining men from Kansas returned home. The cabins were dismantled and relocated to Auraria. The abandoned Montana City location is now the site of the Grant-Frontier Park located on South

title: Paleontology in Montana

text: is the Montana state fossil. The fossil record in Montana stretches all the way back to the Precambrian. During the Late Precambrian, western Montana was covered by a warm, shallow sea. This sea was home to stromatolites and to bottom-dwelling marine life whose tracks on the benthic sediment would later fossilize. Montanan life of the time included arthropods, blue-green algae, conularians, fungi, and worms. Their fossils were preserved in what are now known as Glacier National Park. The worms left trace fossils such as burrow fillings and trails through the sediment. During the ensuing Cambrian period the state was still

title: Paleontology in Montana

text: was very different. Carnivores living here included "Deinonychus" and "Microvenator". Herbivores included "Sauropelta" and "Tenontosaurus". Around this time flowering plants would make their first appearance in the state. During the middle part of the Cretaceous Montana was partially covered by the Western Interior Seaway. Significant volcanic eruptions occurred in Montana during the time of the Western Interior Seaway. This sea was home to cephalopods, clams, and plesiosaurs. The sediments deposited by this sea compose what is now called the Colorado Group. No dinosaur fossils are known to have been preserved in the Colorado group in Montana, but outside the state

title: Nevada City, Montana

text: city, on February 9, 1865, fully constituted a body corporate and politic. During the selection of Territorial Capitol Nevada City was considered with Bannack, and Virginia City for that distinction. The early city limits of Nevada City started 400 feet west of W. R. Lockwood’s house in Central City then went south ½ mile, West 1 ¾ mile, and then south to the place of beginning. (Leeson's History of Montana 1735-1885). Many of the early inhabitants moved on to other sites. In 1896, the Conrey Placer Mining Company was organized to dredge the gulch for the next 24 years, destroying

title: John C. Montana

text: empire with John Montana at the top. Years down the road, Montana's nephew Charles would marry the oldest daughter of Don Stefano; Don Stefano's only son Peter also married Montana's niece. Through family ties, John Montana merged with the most ruthless criminal leader this city has ever seen. Montana was a smart businessman though. He never fit the description of what a Mafioso was supposed to be. In 1922, John Montana formed the Buffalo Taxi Company – his first stab at joining Buffalo's booming transportation industry. A few years later, he bought and merged with the Yellow Cab Company in

title: Media in Missoula, Montana

text: broadcasting ended. Montana PBS, KUSM-TV, signed on for the first time on October 1, 1984, making Montana the last state to have its own PBS station. Media in Missoula, Montana Since its incorporation in 1885, Missoula, Montana has been one of the primary media markets in the state of Montana, beginning with the weekly newspaper the "Missoula and Cedar Creek Pioneer". The Missoula single-broadcast over-air television media market has been the largest in Montana (#166 nationally) since 2002. Though Billings is the largest city in Montana, Missoula's single-broadcast over-air television media market includes Missoula, Ravalli, Granite, Mineral, Lake, Flathead, and

title: Virginia City, Montana

text: Line Railroad transports passengers by rail to the nearby ghost town of Nevada City, Montana, and back. The film "The Missouri Breaks" (1976) was partly filmed in Virginia City. Virginia City is located at (45.294107, -111.941230). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Virginia City has a borderline humid continental climate (Köppen "Dfb") bordering on a cold semi-arid climate ("BSk") and a subalpine climate ("Dfc"). The data below are from the Western Regional Climate Center over the years 1893 to 2016.

title: Deer Lodge County, Montana

text: Deer Lodge County, Montana Deer Lodge County is a county in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 9,298. It forms a consolidated city-county government with its county seat of Anaconda. The county was founded in 1865. Deer Lodge was one of the original 9 Montana counties, as constituted with the establishment of Montana Territory in 1864. The original county included what are now Silver Bow County (separated in 1881), Deer Lodge County, Granite County (separated in 1893) and Powell County (separated in 1901). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has an

title: Media in Missoula, Montana

text: Media in Missoula, Montana Since its incorporation in 1885, Missoula, Montana has been one of the primary media markets in the state of Montana, beginning with the weekly newspaper the "Missoula and Cedar Creek Pioneer". The Missoula single-broadcast over-air television media market has been the largest in Montana (#166 nationally) since 2002. Though Billings is the largest city in Montana, Missoula's single-broadcast over-air television media market includes Missoula, Ravalli, Granite, Mineral, Lake, Flathead, and Sanders and serves over 113,000 television homes (2011). Missoula is also home to the state's third largest daily newspaper, the "Missoulian", and the state's largest alternative

title: Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company Building (Miles City, Montana)

text: addition) in 1926, in Missoula, Montana (a major addition) in 1926-29, all in Renaissance Revival style. It also built buildings in Havre, Montana (in Prairie style) in 1925, in Great Falls, Montana (in Art Deco style) in 1930, and in Billings, Montana (in Collegiate Gothic) in 1930. The listing includes a 1931-built garage at the back of the property, which is a second contributing building. Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company Building (Miles City, Montana) The Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company in Miles City in Custer County, Montana was built in 1914. Also known as the Rowland, Thomas &

title: Virginia City, Montana

text: The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 117.6 males. The median income for a household in the town was $30,000, and the median income for a family was $46,250. Males had a median income of $37,500 versus $19,167 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,182. There are 5.7% of the population living below the poverty line, including those under eighteens and over 64. Virginia City, Montana Virginia City is a town in and the county seat of Madison County,

title: Paleontology in Montana

text: of Montana's sea was a coastal plain split by streams flowing west from areas of higher elevation to the east. This coastal plain was home to dinosaurs including the ornithopod "Camptosaurus", the sauropods "Apatosaurus" and "Diplodocus", and the theropod "Allosaurus". These sediments deposited what is now known as the Morrison Formation. For thirty million years following the deposition of the Morrison Formation sediments in Montana were being eroded rather than deposited. Seawater was still present in Montana, now extending as an embayment down from the Arctic Circle. Rivers were still flowing into the local sea, but the local dinosaur fauna

title: Martin City, Montana

text: The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.2 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $21,250, and the median income for a family was $31,500. Males had a median income of $23,500 versus $11,458 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $12,896. About 13.8% of families and 24.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.2% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over. Martin City, Montana Martin City

title: Main Street Historic District (Miles City, Montana)

text: success as well as the city's. Architecturally, the building is an outstanding example the Renaissance Revival style's streamlined appearance. One of the best surviving examples in Miles City, the building and its simple lines reflect the desire for a modern business district. Main Street Historic District (Miles City, Montana) The Main Street Historic District in Miles City, Montana comprises much of the central business district of the town, extending along Main Street roughly between Prairie Avenue and Fourth Street. It was listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. The transformation of Miles City

text: Main Street Historic District (Miles City, Montana) The Main Street Historic District in Miles City, Montana comprises much of the central business district of the town, extending along Main Street roughly between Prairie Avenue and Fourth Street. It was listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. The transformation of Miles City in the early 1900s into the economic, social, and governmental center of the valley precipitated the decision to build a permanent city hall. Ed Arnold, tailor and businessman, became one of the motivating forces behind the project to erect the new facility.

title: Hobson, Montana

text: The cabin was dismantled and rebuilt in the Little Belt Mountains. Only a couple hours away, in Hobson, a couple was dismantling the St. John Church. The wood was sold and then used as flooring in the cabin, and somehow Marj Pullmann, Rev. Pullmann’s mother, ended up with the offering plates. From there she donated them to the District Office, only to be discovered by the district secretary, searching for answers on what happened to St. John’s church in Hobson. Hobson, Montana Hobson is a city in Judith Basin County, Montana, United States. The population was 215 at the 2010

title: History of slavery in Montana

text: the famous Lewis and Clark expedition's exploration of the Missouri River lands. He was the first black person recorded in what would become Montana. A number of Montana's geographical features were named after York by the expedition, including the Yorks Islands in Broadwater County, Montana, and the "York's Dry Creek", a tributary of the Yellowstone River, in Custer County, Montana. In 1820, the United States Congress passed the Missouri Compromise. It prohibited slavery in the unorganized lands that would become the Nebraska Territory. The topic of slavery in Nebraska Territory would not be revisited by Congress until 1854. History of

title: Whitefish, Montana

text: Whitefish, Montana Whitefish (Salish: epɫx̣ʷy̓u, "has whitefish") is a city in Flathead County, Montana, United States. The population was 6,357 at the 2010 census. It is home to a ski resort on Big Mountain called Whitefish Mountain Resort. The Great Northern Railway was built through what is now Whitefish in 1904, which sparked development of the town. The area was originally known as Stumptown due to the abundant amount of timber that had to be cleared to build the town and railroad and because tree stumps were left in the streets throughout downtown. Early residents of the town worked for

text: of Virginia City and a significant portion of Alder Gulch where mining operations took place. Many of the city's buildings were built before the turn of the 20th century, and a significant number date to its heyday in the 1860s. Many of the commercial buildings are of wood frame construction, and have traditional false front facades. The single most prominent building is the Madison County Courthouse, built in 1875. A few of the surviving 19th-century buildings have log construction, and harken back to the city's earliest days.[3] Virginia City Historic District (Virginia City, Montana) The Virginia City Historic District is

title: Montana, Bulgaria

text: and a hospital were built, a fair and a community centre emerged. The football team, PFC Montana, was founded in 1921 and played in the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group between 1994–1997 and 2009 - 2017. Montana is twinned with: Montana Bluff on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named after the city of Montana. Montana, Bulgaria Montana () is a city in northwestern Bulgaria, located south of the Danube river, northwest of Vratsa and east of the Serbian border. It is the administrative centre of Montana Province. When the town was first settled by Slavs it

title: Culture in Missoula, Montana

text: food from local restaurants. In addition to the Garden City Brewfest, the Montana Brewers Association announced that the 4th Annual Montana Brewers Festival would be held in Missoula. Missoula is located near the Rattlesnake Wilderness and Rattlesnake National Recreation Area, two areas that protect Missoula's municipal watershed and serve as wildlife habitat and recreational areas. The Forest Service's smokejumper base, the largest of its kind, is located near the Missoula airport. Free tours of the base are popular with tourists during the summer wildfire season. A walking bridge over the downtown yards of the Montana Rail Link railroad is a

title: Media in Billings, Montana

text: Media in Billings, Montana The Billings Metropolitan Area is served by two major news television stations, four major non-news television stations, one community television station, 25 commercial radio stations and one major daily newspaper. Note: Community 7 is only available through cable or satellite. The "Billings Gazette" was first published in 1885 and has since grown to become the largest newspaper in Montana and Northern Wyoming. "The Billings Gazette" is published as a daily newspaper and also publishes "Billings Business", "Thrifty Nickel", "Magic City Magazine", "Montana Land Magazine", "Welcome Home", and "Lifewise" to target niche audiences. The Billings Gazette is

title: Bozeman, Montana

text: Bozeman, Montana Bozeman is a town in and the seat of Gallatin County, Montana, United States. Located in southwest Montana, the 2010 census put Bozeman's population at 37,280 and by 2016 the population rose to 45,250, making it the fourth largest city in Montana. It is the principal city of the Bozeman, MT Micropolitan Statistical Area, consisting of all of Gallatin County with a population of 97,304. It is the largest Micropolitan Statistical Area in Montana and is the third largest of all of Montana's statistical areas. The city is named after John M. Bozeman who established the Bozeman Trail

title: Glacier Country, Montana

text: commercial core for Northwest Montana, and has a population of around 25,000 people, making it the second largest city in Glacier Country, Montana. Whitefish is the 3rd largest city in northwest Montana, and has doubled its population in the past 10 years. It is served Glacier Park International Airport. Missoula is the largest city in all of Western Montana, and the second largest in Montana. As of 2009 the city of Missoula had surpassed 65,000 people, and its county had well surpassed 100,000 people at around 108,623. It is the core commercial and shopping hub in all of Western Montana,

title: History of Montana

text: History of Montana This is a broad outline history of the state of Montana in the United States. Archeological evidence has shown indigenous peoples lived in the area for more than 12,000 years. The oldest dated human burial site in North America was located in 1968 near Wilsall, Montana at what is now known as the Anzick site (named for the discoverers). The human remains of a male infant, found at the Anzick site along with Clovis culture artifacts, establish the earliest known human habitation in what is now Montana. In 2014 a group of scientists released the results of

title: Montana in the American Civil War

text: Confederate sympathizers did have a presence in what is now the U.S. state of Montana. Those in the Montana Territory who supported the Confederate side were varied. Among them were Confederate sympathizers who were determined that some of Montana's gold would go into the Southern instead of Northern coffers. But most were those who would rather not fight in the war, which ranged from pure drifters to actual Confederate deserters. In southwest Montana, Madison County residents of the area native to the Southeast United States wished to name their new town Varina, in honor of Varina Davis, the wife of

title: Great Falls, Montana

text: Great Falls, Montana Great Falls is a city in and the county seat of Cascade County, Montana, United States. The 2017 census estimate put the population at 58,638. The population was 58,505 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Great Falls, Montana Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Cascade County and has a population of 82,278. Great Falls was the largest city in Montana from 1950 to 1970, when Billings surpassed it. Great Falls remained the second largest city in Montana until 2000, when it was passed by Missoula. Since then Great Falls has been

title: Paleontology in Montana

text: In more recent times Lakota storyteller James LaPointe has explicitly called Unktehi a dinosaur. In 1855, United States Geological Survey geologist Ferdinand Vandiveer Hayden was exploring a region of what was then called Nebraska Territory, but which is located what is now central Montana. Not far from the mouth of the Judith River he discovered fossils of bones, shells, and teeth. After returning from his expedition he gave the fossils to Joseph Leidy in Philadelphia. Leidy could tell that these teeth were different than those of any known animal, yet were recognizably dinosaurian based on their similarities to previously discovered

title: Montana

text: day. Senators serve four-year terms, while Representatives serve two-year terms. All members are limited to serving no more than eight years in a single 16-year period. The Courts of Montana are established by the Constitution of Montana. The constitution requires the establishment of a Montana Supreme Court and Montana District Courts, and permits the legislature to establish Justice Courts, City Courts, Municipal Courts, and other inferior courts such as the legislature sees fit to establish. The Montana Supreme Court is the court of last resort in the Montana court system. The constitution of 1889 provided for the election of no

title: Scouting in Montana

text: lies within the Montana Council of the Western Region, except for Daniels and Sheridan counties, which is part of Northern Lights Council in the Central Region. Montana Council formed in 1973 from the merger of four councils, including the Vigilante Area Council, Western Montana Council, Yellowstone Council and the North Central Montana Council. The main council office is located in Great Falls, Montana. There are Field Service Offices in Billings, Montana, Bozeman, Montana and Missoula, Montana. The largest of its council camps is K-M Scout Ranch (pronounced K bar M), is located 23 miles north of Lewistown, Montana near the

title: Montana Vigilantes

text: the view that Plummer was innocent, petitioned the Montana Board of Pardons and Parole to grant Plummer a pardon. Although supported by a number of prominent historians and scholars, the pardon was denied by the board as Plummer had never actually been convicted of a crime in Montana and therefore the board was without jurisdiction to act. Montana Vigilantes The history of vigilante justice and the Montana Vigilantes began in 1863 in what was at the time a remote part of eastern Idaho Territory. Vigilante activities continued, although somewhat sporadically, through the Montana Territorial period until the territory became the

title: One in a Million (Hannah Montana song)

text: Tsuchiya, who changed the lyrics to keep only the music from the original song. The song in question is called "BLUE MOON" and is present on the track list of her 2006 single "SLAP THAT NAUGHTY BODY/My Fate". One in a Million (Hannah Montana song) "One in a Million" is a song by German artist Sandy Mölling on her 2004 debut album, "Unexpected". It was covered by Hannah Montana (Miley Cyrus) for the soundtrack to season two of the television series "Hannah Montana", and released on the accompanying soundtrack album "" (2007). Mölling's version of the song includes the line

title: One in a Million (Hannah Montana song)

text: One in a Million (Hannah Montana song) "One in a Million" is a song by German artist Sandy Mölling on her 2004 debut album, "Unexpected". It was covered by Hannah Montana (Miley Cyrus) for the soundtrack to season two of the television series "Hannah Montana", and released on the accompanying soundtrack album "" (2007). Mölling's version of the song includes the line "I feel drunk but I am sober. And I'm smiling all over. Every time I see the sparkle in your eyes." For Hannah Montana's version, the line was changed to "Can't believe that I'm so lucky. I have

title: Troy, Montana

text: Troy, Montana Troy is a city in Lincoln County, Montana, United States. The population was 938 at the 2010 census. Troy is located at (48.459944, -115.890974). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, is land and is water. Troy has an elevation of about 1,800 feet above sea level and is the lowest town in elevation in Montana. Troy is 12 miles from the border of Montana and Idaho. Troy's next closest city is Libby, which is 18 miles away. The Troy Mine, which produced silver and copper, was scheduled

title: Havre, Montana

text: Fort Assinniboine. When James J. Hill built the Great Northern Railway across northern Montana, he built several locomotive shops on property Pepin owned at the site of Havre. Pepin became a major contributor to Havre's economic growth through his cattle, real estate, and banking enterprises. Havre is the eighth-largest city in Montana, and the largest city in the Montana section of the Hi-Line. With the nearest larger city, Great Falls, about to the south, Havre serves as a medical and business center for the Montana section of the Hi-Line. U.S. Highway 87 has its northern terminus at Havre. U.S. Highway

title: Montana Vigilantes

text: Montana Vigilantes The history of vigilante justice and the Montana Vigilantes began in 1863 in what was at the time a remote part of eastern Idaho Territory. Vigilante activities continued, although somewhat sporadically, through the Montana Territorial period until the territory became the state of Montana on November 8, 1889. Vigilantism arose because territorial law enforcement and the courts had very little power in the remote mining camps during the territorial period. In 1863–1864, Montana Vigilantes followed the model of the San Francisco Committee of Vigilance that existed in 1850s California to bring order to lawless communities in and around

title: Ubet, Montana

text: Ubet, Montana Ubet (also written U-Bet or U-bet) was a stage stop settlement in Fergus County, Montana (but what is now Judith Basin County, Montana), United States. It is approximately west of Garneill, Montana which was reputedly the best-known stagecoach station in the Montana Territory. Ubet was founded in 1880 on the Ft. Benton–Billings stagecoach route by lumberman (and former Wisconsin State Assembly Speaker of the House) A. R. Barrows (who with his family was among the first permanent white settlers of the Judith Basin). The name supposedly came from Barrows' response to a challenge for a name for the

title: Ubet, Montana

title: Polson, Montana

text: Flathead Lake, largest natural freshwater body of water in the western United States, moderates its weather, meaning its winters are less cold and its summers generally less hot than adjacent areas of the same continental type. Digital Stations KPAX Missoula, Montana KTMF Missoula, Montana KECI Missoula, Montana Polson, Montana Polson is a city in Lake County, Montana, United States, on the southern shore of Flathead Lake. It is also on the Flathead Indian Reservation. The population was 4,488 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Lake County. The city was named after pioneer rancher David Polson. Polson

title: Montana Youth Courts

text: Montana Youth Courts Montana Youth Courts are courts of law in the U.S. state of Montana which have jurisdiction over any minor charged with violating any state law or city and county city ordinance, except for fish and game ordinance violations and traffic violations. Appeals from Youth Courts are made directly to the Montana Supreme Court. Montana Youth Courts were established by the Montana Youth Court Act of 1974 and today are part of the Montana District Courts. Each of the state's 22 judicial districts has a youth court. In judicial districts where there is only a single District Court

text: capital of the Montana Territory. Alder Gulch was lined with mining communities of all sizes, with an estimated total population of 10,000 in 1865. Of these, Virginia City was the largest, and is the only major community to survive later declines in the mining economy. By the 1930s large mining operations had either demolished or buried most of the other communities. In the 1940s Charles and Sue Bovey began to buy up abandoned buildings and restoring them, in effect creating an open-air museum.[3] The landmark district encompasses an area of about 20,000 acres (81 km2), including the entire city limits

title: Montana Highway 37

text: Montana Highway 37 Montana State Highway 37 is a state highway in the US state of Montana. It begins in downtown Libby, Montana and takes a meandering course northeastwards upstream along the Kootenai River and the eastern shore of Lake Koocanusa before terminating at U.S. Route 93 a few miles north of Eureka, Montana. MT 37 also followed US 93 from Eureka into Whitefish and turned down what is now MT 40 towards US 2 and Glacier National Park until at least 1942. Highway 37 begins at an intersection with U.S. Route 2 in downtown Libby, Montana, and heads northeast.

title: Billings, Montana

text: events. More widely famous people who have lived in Billings include: Billings, Montana Billings is the largest city in the U.S. state of Montana, and the principal city of the Billings Metropolitan Area with a population of 170,498. It has a trade area of over 500,000. Billings is located in the south-central portion of the state and is the seat of Yellowstone County, which had a 2017 population of 158,980. The 2017 Census estimates put the Billings population at 109,642, making it the only city in Montana with over 100,000 people. The city is experiencing rapid growth and a strong

title: Billings, Montana

text: Billings, Montana Billings is the largest city in the U.S. state of Montana, and the principal city of the Billings Metropolitan Area with a population of 170,498. It has a trade area of over 500,000. Billings is located in the south-central portion of the state and is the seat of Yellowstone County, which had a 2017 population of 158,980. The 2017 Census estimates put the Billings population at 109,642, making it the only city in Montana with over 100,000 people. The city is experiencing rapid growth and a strong economy; it has had and is continuing to have the largest

title: Lenny Montana

text: defeating Herb Freeman and Ray Gunkel on September 18 in Dallas under the alias Len Crosby. He also worked as a bouncer during this time to earn extra money. By the late 1950s, Montana was on the road with the Carnival Circuit as a wrestler. As a popular wrestler within the circuit, Montana met the then unknown Eddie Sharkey in 1960. The two struck up a friendship. After seeing what Sharkey could do, Montana recommended that he try his hand at professional wrestling. Montana also clued in Sharkey on the then-unacknowledged truth about professional wrestling, that all the outcomes are

title: Troy, Montana

text: in nearby Libby. Troy is featured in Max Brooks' post-apocalyptic zombie novel "World War Z", as a safe zone for humanity. Troy, Montana Troy is a city in Lincoln County, Montana, United States. The population was 938 at the 2010 census. Troy is located at (48.459944, -115.890974). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, is land and is water. Troy has an elevation of about 1,800 feet above sea level and is the lowest town in elevation in Montana. Troy is 12 miles from the border of Montana and Idaho.

title: Waterloo, Montana

text: Waterloo, Montana Waterloo is a one-road town (Waterloo Road) located on the northern edge of Madison County, Montana, United States, on the Jefferson River. Waterloo is equidistant between Whitehall, Montana and Twin Bridges, Montana. Abutting the Tobacco Root Mountains, Waterloo has an elevation of . The town of what was to become known as Waterloo was settled in 1864. The origin of its name is unclear, but one story posits that contention over the location of a post office to be built in the town was reminiscent of the Battle of Waterloo. The post office opened in the area in

title: Montana

text: of western Montana, which established boundaries for the tribal nations. The treaty was ratified in 1859. While the treaty established what later became the Flathead Indian Reservation, trouble with interpreters and confusion over the terms of the treaty led whites to believe that the Bitterroot Valley was opened to settlement, but the tribal nations disputed those provisions. The Salish remained in the Bitterroot Valley until 1891. The first U.S. Army post established in Montana was Camp Cooke in 1866, on the Missouri River, to protect steamboat traffic going to Fort Benton, Montana. More than a dozen additional military outposts were

title: Waterloo, Montana

text: 1900, and closed in 1971. Waterloo, Montana Waterloo is a one-road town (Waterloo Road) located on the northern edge of Madison County, Montana, United States, on the Jefferson River. Waterloo is equidistant between Whitehall, Montana and Twin Bridges, Montana. Abutting the Tobacco Root Mountains, Waterloo has an elevation of . The town of what was to become known as Waterloo was settled in 1864. The origin of its name is unclear, but one story posits that contention over the location of a post office to be built in the town was reminiscent of the Battle of Waterloo. The post office

title: Forward Montana

text: Forward Montana Forward Montana is a 501(c)4 non-profit organization located in Missoula, Montana. It is described as a "non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to training, mobilizing, and electing a new generation of progressive leaders in Montana". It was co-founded by Billings-born blogger Matt Singer, along with several members of the Montana Public Interest Research Group and The Associated Students of The University of Montana, in 2006. Forward Montana played a critical role in the 2007 municipal election in Missoula, unseating conservative incumbent Missoula City Council member Don Nicolson in a close race with progressive candidate, Pam Walzer. The organization used their

title: Wickes, Montana

text: Wickes, Montana Wickes is a ghost town in Jefferson County, Montana, United States. It is located about west of Jefferson City, and can be reached from the Interstate 15 Jefferson City interchange by following Corbin Road until it intersects into Wickes Road at the old Corbin townsite, which is itself a historic mining community. The silver mines around Wickes were among the earliest developed in Montana. The first mine, the Gregory, was located by an unknown prospector in 1864 and was the site of the second silver smelter built in Montana in 1867. Discovered in 1869, the Alta proved to

title: Broadwater County, Montana

text: Broadwater County, Montana Broadwater County is a county in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 5,612. Its county seat is Townsend. The county was named for Charles Arthur Broadwater, a noted Montana railroad, real estate, and banking magnate. The Lewis and Clark Expedition travelled through what is now Broadwater County as they traced the Missouri River. Gold was discovered in the Big Belt Mountains in 1864 which brought several mining towns. In 1881 the Northern Pacific Railway with a stop in what is now Townsend. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county

title: Kalispell, Montana

text: Columbia Falls and Whitefish, as well as paratransit demand-responsive service. , one of Montana's last mint farms, growing peppermint and spearmint, is located near Kalispell. Kalispell is one of the largest media markets in Montana. It is the second largest over the air radio market in Montana, behind only Billings. Kalispell, Montana Kalispell (ˈkæl əˌspɛl, ˌkæl əˈspɛl) is a city in, and the county seat of Flathead County, Montana, United States. The 2015 Census estimates put Kalispell's population at 22,052. The Kalispell Micropolitan Statistical Area has a population of 93,068 and it is the largest city and commercial center of

title: Harlowton, Montana

text: Harlowton, Montana Harlowton is a city and is the county seat of Wheatland County, Montana, United States. The population was 997 at the 2010 census. The city was once the eastern terminus of electric operations (1914–74) for the "Pacific Extension" of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad ("Milwaukee Road"). Here, steam or diesel locomotives were changed or hooked up to electric locomotives for trip through the Rocky Mountains to Avery, Idaho. Harlowton was founded in 1900 as a station stop on the Montana Railroad, a predecessor to the Milwaukee, and was named for Richard A. Harlow, the Montana

title: Kalispell, Montana

text: Kalispell, Montana Kalispell (ˈkæl əˌspɛl, ˌkæl əˈspɛl) is a city in, and the county seat of Flathead County, Montana, United States. The 2015 Census estimates put Kalispell's population at 22,052. The Kalispell Micropolitan Statistical Area has a population of 93,068 and it is the largest city and commercial center of northwest Montana. The name Kalispell is a Salish word meaning "flat land above the lake". Kalispell is also the gateway to Glacier National Park. Working using his own capital, Charles Edward Conrad, a businessman and banker from Fort Benton, Montana, formed the Kalispell Townsite Company with three other men. The

title: Gold Creek (Montana)

text: Gold Creek (Montana) Gold Creek is a creek in southwestern Montana, United States, on Interstate 90 northwest of Garrison, between Butte and Missoula. It flows through parts of Granite County and Powell County and empties into the Clark Fork (river) at the ghost town of Goldcreek , northwest of the town of Garrison. In 1852, a trapper named Francois Finlay, who was also known as Benetsee, found the first recorded gold in what is now Montana in what he named Benetsee Creek. However, not enough gold was found to make mining commercially viable. In 1858, prospectors James and Granville Stuart

title: Same-sex marriage in Montana

text: July 1, 2003. On July 15, 2013, the Missoula City Council unanimously approved of a domestic partnership registry for the city. The registry went into effect on October 1, 2013. ! style="width:190px;"| Poll source ! style="width:200px;"| Date(s)administered ! class=small | Samplesize ! error ! style="width:100px;"| % support ! style="width:100px;"| % opposition ! style="width:40px;"| % no opinion Same-sex marriage in Montana The U.S. state of Montana has recognized same-sex marriage since a federal court ruled the state's ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional on November 19, 2014. It had previously denied marriage rights to same-sex couples by statute since 1997 and in

title: Montana Trail

text: rest of the United States. Salt Lake City was the only major city between Denver and the Pacific Coast and was a valuable supply and trading center for Montanans. The Montana trail was a much shorter version of the Oregon-California trail. It was one of the only trails to travel north to south, taking supplies from Salt Lake and driving them by pack train to Montana in the north. The trail went across eastern Idaho and passed through the Continental Divide at Monida Pass. The Montana Trail continued north and east through Montana to Fort Benton. It went through Utah,

title: Montana

text: average during the 2000s, but it failed to regain its second seat in 2010. Like all other states, Montana has two senators. Montana has 56 counties with the United States Census Bureau stating Montana's contains 364 "places", broken down into 129 incorporated places and 235 census-designated places. Incorporated places consist of 52 cities, 75 towns, and two consolidated city-counties. Montana has one city, Billings, with a population over 100,000; and two cities with populations over 50,000, Missoula and Great Falls. These three communities are considered the centers of Montana's three Metropolitan Statistical Areas. The state also has five Micropolitan Statistical

title: Missoula, Montana

text: Missoula, Montana Missoula is a city in the U.S. state of Montana and is the county seat of Missoula County. It is located along the Clark Fork River near its confluences with the Bitterroot and Blackfoot Rivers in western Montana and at the convergence of five mountain ranges, thus is often described as the "hub of five valleys". , the United States Census Bureau estimated the city's population at 73,340 and the population of the Missoula Metropolitan Area at 117,441. After Billings, Missoula is both the second largest city and metropolitan area in Montana. Missoula is home to the University