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Although Bannack was the first territorial capital, the territorial legislature moved the capital to Virginia City on February 7, 1865. [11] It remained the capital until April 19, 1875, when it moved to Helena. [12] Thomas Dimsdale began publication of Montana's first newspaper, the Montana Post, in Virginia City on August 27, 1864. [13]
The landmark district encompasses an area of about 20,000 acres (81 km2), including the entire city limits 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.
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In 1866, after the American Civil War ended, the number of settlers who used the trail en route to Montana gold fields increased. Around 1,200 wagons brought some 2,000 people to the city of Bozeman following the trail that year. [15] The U.S. Army called a council at Fort Laramie, which Lakota leader Red Cloud attended. The U.S. Army wanted to ...
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There are at least 31 game and 59 non-game fish species known to occur in Montana. [1] Among Montana's fish, three are listed as endangered or threatened species and the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks lists a number of species as species of concern. [2] Species are listed by common name, scientific name, typical habitat and ...