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(The part of the Oregon Territory that became part of Montana had been split off as part of the Washington Territory.) The boundary between the Washington Territory and Dakota Territory was the Continental Divide (as shown on the 1861 map); however, the boundary between the Idaho Territory and the Montana Territory followed the Bitterroot Range ...
An enlargeable map of the United States after the admission of Montana to the Union on November 8, 1889. An enlargeable map of the United States as it has been since Hawaiʻi was admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959. The following chronology traces the territorial evolution of the U.S. State of Montana.
October 24 – Montana's first congressional election sends Democrat Samuel McLean to the U.S. Congress as Montana's first territorial delegate, cementing the territory's reputation as a Democratic Party stronghold. [31] [32] December 3 – Gold is discovered at Confederate Gulch in the Big Belt Mountains. [33]
The boundary between the Washington Territory and Dakota Territory was the Continental Divide (as shown on the 1861 map); however, the boundary between the Idaho Territory and the Montana Territory followed the Bitterroot Range north of 46°30′ north (as shown on the 1864 map). This change was due in part to Congress unifying the area with ...
The Territory of Montana changes the name of Big Horn County [14] to Custer County in honor of Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer. [11] 1876: July 4: The Territory of Montana celebrates the Centennial of the United States of America while still reeling from the Battle of the Little Bighorn. June 26
Arrival of first settlers in Michigan's first inland settlement; recognized by the state legislature in 1837, and incorporated as a city in 1861. 1818: Medina: Ohio: United States: 1818: Columbia: Missouri: United States 1818 Jim Thorpe: Pennsylvania United States Formerly known as Mauch Chunk and burial place of Native American athlete Jim ...
Relief map of Montana. The state's topography is roughly defined by the Continental Divide, which splits much of the state into distinct eastern and western regions. [80] Most of Montana's hundred or more named mountain ranges are in the state's western half, most of which is geologically and geographically part of the northern Rocky Mountains.
1805 Cary map of the Great Lakes and Western Territory (Kentucky, Virginia, Ohio, etc.) Integration of the Northwest Territory into a political unit, and settlement, depended on three factors: relinquishment by the British, extinguishment of states' claims west of the Appalachians, and usurpation or purchase of lands from the Native Americans.