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Missoula, Montana, USA: Built: 1877; 148 ... Added to NRHP: April 29, 1987: Fort Missoula was established by the United States Army in 1877 on land that is now part ...
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.
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.
Missoula (/ m ɪ ˈ z uː l ʌ / ⓘ mih-ZOO-lə) is a city in and the county seat of Missoula County, Montana, United States.It is located along the Clark Fork River near its confluence with the Bitterroot and Blackfoot rivers in western Montana and at the convergence of five mountain ranges, and thus it is often described as the "hub of five valleys". [8]
View of Missoula, Montana, looking west from Mount Sentinel over the University of Montana toward Downtown Missoula. 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 ...
Since Missoula, Montana's founding in 1866 it has progressed from small trading post with a single cross street on Mullan Road and a bridge across the Clark Fork River to a vibrant college town home to the University of Montana. Architectural styles have come and gone, and today Missoula is home to over 60 buildings on the National Register of ...
John L. Sloane (March 28, 1847 – September 5, 1914) was an express agent, clerk of district court, chief clerk of the U.S. Land Office, deputy clerk assessor, lawyer, and the 7th mayor of Missoula, Montana.
McGuire grew up in Missoula, Montana, in a military household as the oldest of six children. [1] Her father served 30 years in the United States Army Reserve. [1] McGuire graduated from Sentinel High School in 1975. [2] While in high school, she started in the Army Reserves. [1] She attended the University of Montana (UM), graduating in 1979.