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It remained with the future US 10 route as it passed through Missoula, proceeding west through Montana. The Mullan Road through the Missoula Valley, slightly south of the former US 10 and still in use today as S-263, fostered rapid growth for the burgeoning city, and allowed the U.S. Army to establish Fort Missoula in 1877.
Fort Missoula was established by the United States Army in 1877 on land that is now part of the city of Missoula, Montana, to protect settlers in Western Montana from possible threats from the Native American Indians, such as the Nez Perce.
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.
United States Disciplinary Barracks, Northwestern Branch at Fort Missoula, Montana (closed 1947) United States Disciplinary Barracks, Pacific Branch on Alcatraz Island, San Francisco Bay, California (closed 1933) United States Disciplinary Barracks, Southeastern Branch at Camp Gordon, Georgia
Fort Missoula; Fort Peck Dam; Gallatin Gateway, Montana; Gallatin Gateway Inn; Garnet, Montana; Garryowen, Montana; Glacial Lake Missoula; Granite Park Chalet; Grant–Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site; Great Falls Portage; Great Northern Railway Buildings; Izaak Walton Inn; Kindrick Legion Field; Lake McDonald Lodge; Lake McDonald Lodge ...
Montana is divided into 56 counties and contains 129 municipalities consisting of cities and towns. [1] Montana's municipalities cover only 1.2% of the state's land mass but are home to 53.8% of its population. [2] The Montana Code 7-1-4124 gives municipal governments in Montana powers to enact ordinances, borrow money, and enact eminent domain ...
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.
From 1941 to 1947, it ran between Seattle, Washington, and Missoula, Montana. Since its decommissioning, it has been replaced by Idaho State Highway 200 (SH-200), Montana Highway 200 (MT 200), and US 2 .