MONTANA HISTORY

Montanans' love of history runs deep.  Even before Montana became a state in 1889, there was a historical society.  The people who established Montana's political and social structure were keenly aware of the importance of history.  They knew that history preserved and properly interpreted was an essential tool for public understanding and appreciation of this special land.  As a result of this awareness, Montana provides visitors with excellent opportunities to experience the history of the western frontier, its lifestyle and the people involved.

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LEWIS & CLARK
In Montana, much of the terrain crossed by the Corps of Discovery remains untouched by modern times. Visit our updated Lewis and Clark site and plan your own expedition. Discover Montana for yourself!

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Additional Resources

History features from "Montana the Magazine of Western History"

• Remembering Butte's Chinatown
• Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge
• Going to Buffalo
• Lolo Hot Springs
• Music, Song, and Laughter, Yellowstone National Park's Fountain Hotel 1891-1916
• Treasure State Treasures Survey
• The National Bison Range
• Made in Montana
• The Education of a Muckraker
• Lewis and Clark National Historic Landmarks in Montana
• Montana Episode: From Treasure State to Big Sky
• The Montana Traveler: Madison River Canyon Earthquake Area
• Disputing the Medicine Line: The Plains Crees and the Canadian-American Border
• The Forgotten Yellowstone Surveying Expeditions of 1871: W. Milnor Roberts and Bears in Yellowstone National Park
• Pacific Memories- Montana National Guardsmen Recall the Fighting on New Guinea in World War II
• Trout Shangri-La- Remaking the Fishing in Yellowstone National Park
• Montana's Crown Jewel of Architecture-
  The Montana State Capitol
• A Hospitable History: The Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site
• Nelson A. Miles, Crazy Horse, and the Battle of Wolf Mountains
• Pictograph Cave State Park
• The Montana Traveler Crossing a Landscape of Sorrow: The Nez Perce (Nee-Me-Poo) National Historic Trail
• Creating a Mythic Past: Spanish-style Architecture in Montana
• 'A Beautiful Spirit':Origins of the Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts
• Seeing Bob Scriver's Artwork: An Intermountain Tour
• Montana Vigilantes and the Origins of the 3-7-77
• Christening Early Madison County, Montana, Quartz Lodes
• Gold Rush Towns Preserved Intact
• Mansion Among Most Distinguished

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