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The History of Washington, Idaho and Montana (1845–1889) Vol XXXI. San Francisco, CA: The History Company. Fogarty, Kate Hammond (1916). The Story of Montana. New York: A. S. Barnes Company. Hamilton, James McClellan. From Wilderness to Statehood: A History of Montana, 1805–1900 Archived 2012-07-26 at the Wayback Machine (Bindfords & Mort ...
Year Date Event 2009: March 30: U.S. President Barack Obama signs An Act to designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes, creating the Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail and the Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail.
This is a timeline of pre-statehood Montana history comprising substantial events in the history of the area that would become the State of Montana prior to November 8, 1889. This area existed as Montana Territory from May 28, 1864, until November 8, 1889, when it was admitted to the Union as the State of Montana.
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
The history of Missoula, Montana begins as early as 12,000 years ago with the end of the region's glacial lake period with western exploration dating back to the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1804–1806. The first permanent settlement was founded in 1860.
Granville Stuart (August 27, 1834 – October 2, 1918) was an American pioneer, gold prospector, businessman, civic leader, vigilante, author, cattleman and diplomat who played a prominent role in the early history of Montana Territory and the state of Montana. [2]
Church Hill, or Churchill as it was later shortened by the Gallatin County Road Department, is at the center of Montana's largest Dutch settlement. The area runs from Manhattan to Little Holland 14 miles (23 km) to the south. While Amsterdam may have been the retail center of the Dutch settlement, Churchill was the cultural center. The town was ...
The Territory of Montana was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from May 26, 1864, [1] until November 8, 1889, when it was admitted as the 41st state in the Union as the state of Montana.