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Fort Missoula was established as a permanent military post in 1877 and built in response to requests of local townspeople and settlers for protection in the event of conflict with western Montana Indian tribes.
Fort Missoula was established near Missoula, Montana as a permanent military post in 1877 in response to citizen concerns of conflict with local Native American tribes. In 1941 Fort Missoula was turned over to the "Department of Immigration and Naturalization" for use as an Alien Detention Center for non-military Italian men.
Districts Listings in Missoula [1] Property name Address Listing date Duncan Block: 232-240 N Higgins Ave: October 17, 1997: Fort Missoula Historic District: Reserve St and South Ave: April 29, 1987: Lower Rattlesnake Historic District: roughly bounded by Vene St., Greenough Park, Elm St. and Pierce St. June 10, 1999: Lolo Trail
Fort Missoula is home to the Historic Museum, dedicated to preserving the history of Western Montana, and to the Rocky Mountain Museum of Military History [91] [92] and the Northern Rockies Heritage Center. [93] The National Museum of Forest Service History is constructing the National Conservation Legacy and Education Center in Missoula, too. [21]
Fort Fizzle (historical), Missoula County, Montana, el. 3,383 feet (1,031 m) [31] Fort Fizzle is a wooden barricade on the Lolo Trail erected by Missoula volunteers to stop the advance of Chief Joseph during the Nez Perce War in 1877. The barricade failed when the Nez Perce climbed a steep ravine behind the ridge and bypassed the soldiers.
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.
A report by the University of Montana’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research found "Yellowstone" brought more than $85 million in additional spending to Montana, with nearly $100,000 alone ...
Location of Missoula County in Montana. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Missoula County, Montana. It is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Missoula County, Montana, United States. The locations of National Register properties and ...