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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.
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.
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 act of Congress of 1864 creating Montana, known as the Organic Act, [6] prescribed a somewhat standard organization for the territorial government of Montana. It established executive, judicial, and legislative branches of government, however, the federal government held a dominant role in administering the new territory.
Wilbur Fisk Sanders (May 2, 1834 – July 7, 1905) was a United States senator from Montana. A leading pioneer and a skilled lawyer, Sanders played a prominent role in the development of Montana Territory and the state's early political history.
The Montana Historical Society (MHS) is a historical society located in the U.S. state of Montana that acts to preserve historical resources important to the understanding of Montana history. The society provides services through six operational programs: Administration, Research Center, Museum, Publications, Historic Preservation, and Education.
U.S. President Abraham Lincoln signs An Act to provide a temporary Government for the Territory of Montana. [20] 1863: June 16: The Virginia City Mining District is established in the Territory of Idaho. May 26: Bill Fairweather and Henry Edgar discover gold along Alder Creek in the Territory of Idaho. March 3
Historical international territory in the present State of Montana: Oregon Country, 1818–1846 Provisional Government of Oregon (extralegal), 1843–1849; Oregon Treaty of 1846; Historical political divisions of the United States in the present State of Montana: Unorganized territory created by the Louisiana Purchase, 1803–1804