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After the discovery of gold in the region, Montana was designated as a United States territory (Montana Territory) on May 26, 1864, and, with rapid population growth, as the 41st state on November 8, 1889. The reorganization of the Idaho Territory in 1864, showing the newly created Montana Territory.
Montana is a relative hub of beer microbrewing, ranking third in the nation in number of craft breweries per capita in 2011. [246] Significant industries exist for lumber and mineral extraction; the state's resources include gold, coal, silver, talc, and vermiculite. Ecotaxes on resource extraction are numerous.
Timeline of Montana history. Coordinates: 47.0527°N 109.6333°W. Main article: History of Montana. This timeline is a chronology of significant events in the history of the U.S. State of Montana and the historical area now occupied by the state. 2000s 1900s 1800s Statehood Territory 1700s 1600s 1500s Before 1492.
26 May 1864. • Statehood. 8 November 1889. Preceded by. Succeeded by. Idaho Territory. Montana. 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.
Helena has been the capital of Montana Territory since 1875 and the state of Montana since 1889. Referendums were held in 1892 and 1894 to determine the state's capital; the result was to keep the capitol in Helena. In 1902, the Montana State Capitol was completed. [ 55 ][ 56 ] Until the 1900 census, Helena was the most populous city in the state.
History of Butte, Montana. Original Butte courthouse, 1885. A headframe overlooking Butte. Butte is a city in southwestern Montana established as a mining camp in the 1860s in the northern Rocky Mountains straddling the Continental Divide. Butte became a hotbed for silver and gold mining in its early stages, and grew exponentially upon the ...
Outline of Montana. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Montana: Montana – fourth most extensive of the 50 states of the United States of America. Montana is the northernmost of the western Mountain States. The Territory of Montana joined the Union as the 41st state on November 8, 1889.
May 26, 1863 – Bill Fairweather and Henry Edgar discover the largest placer gold strike in North America at Alder Gulch. [ 22] July 1863 – John Bozeman and John Jacobs blaze the Bozeman Trail from Douglas, Wyoming to Bannack, Montana. [ 23] December 19–21, 1863 – George Ives is tried and hanged for the murder of Nicolas Tiebolt in ...