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The first permanent settlement by Euro-Americans was St. Mary's, established in 1841 near present-day Stevensville. The Montana Territory was established in 1864 and Montana officially became a state on November 8, 1889.
The Territory of Montana changes the name of Big Horn County [14] to Custer County in honor of Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer. [11] 1876: July 4: The Territory of Montana celebrates the Centennial of the United States of America while still reeling from the Battle of the Little Bighorn. June 26
September 24, 1841 – Jesuit priest Pierre Jean DeSmet, arrives in the Bitterroot Valley and establishes St. Mary's Mission, the first Euro-American settlement in what became Montana. [ 9 ] June 15, 1846 – The United Kingdom and the U.S. sign the Oregon Treaty establishing the 49th Parallel as the border between Canada and the U.S., as well ...
First permanent English settlement in North America 1585: Roanoke Colony: North Carolina: United States: Settlers were left on the island on August 17, 1585. [13] 1587-1623 Mantle Site: Ontario Canada Massive late Woodland Huron-Wendat village site, with trade links reaching as far as Newfoundland. 1596 Monterrey: Nuevo León: Mexico 1597 ...
Until the Oregon Treaty of 1846, land west of the continental divide was disputed between the British and U.S. governments and was known as the Oregon Country. The first permanent settlement by Euro-Americans in what today is Montana was St. Mary's, established in 1841 near present-day Stevensville. [20]
The state's history has long been tied to its location near the ocean: Rhode Island was home to the first water-powered textile mill in the country in 1790 and built the first ocean wind farm in ...
Historical territorial claims of Spain in the present State of Montana: Luisiana, 1764–1803 Third Treaty of San Ildefonso of 1800; Historical territorial claims of France in the present State of Montana: Louisiane, 1803 Vente de la Louisiane of 1803; Historical international territory in the present State of Montana: Oregon Country, 1818–1846
It is the first American settlement on the Pacific coast. Jun 15–16: Most of the crew of the Tonquin, one of Astor's ships trading on Vancouver Island, are massacred by Tla-o-qui-aht Indians after the captain insults a chief. The ship is scuttled the following day in a magazine explosion that kills at least 100 natives. [27] 1812: Mar