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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D0B_ward-hotel_Thompson-Falls-MT.html
Ward Hotel. . Edward Donlan, who built this building as the Ward Hotel in 1907-1908, was significant in Thompson Falls history. At age twelve, the Canadian boy of Irish descent left home and went to work. Laying track south of Neihart brought him …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CZZ_the-somers-kalispell-spur-line_Somers-MT.html
The Somers - Kalispell Spur Line. . In 1901, Great Northern Railway tycoon James J. Hill and local businessman John O'Brien joined forces to build and operate a 11-mile railroad line to a saw-mill on the north shore of Flathead Lake. Hill built th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CZW_howse-house_Somers-MT.html
Howse House. . Hudson Bay Company (HBC) agent Joseph Howse built a trading post just north of here in 1810, the first European settlement in the valley north of Flathead Lake. Described as "adventurous, tough, and intelligent," Howse joi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CZD_east-helena-main-street-park_East-Helena-MT.html
East Helena Main Street Park. Elevation 3882'. The Main Street and J.F. Kennedy Parks are for your enjoyment with tables, benches, rest rooms, swimming pool and playground equipment. . . The American Smelting & Refining Company produced lead bu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CWZ_stephen-tyng-mather_Browning-MT.html
Stephen Tyng Mather. July 4, 1867 - Jan 22, 1930. He laid the foundation of the National Park Service, defining and establishing the policies under which its areas shall be developed and conserved unimpaired for future generations. There will neve…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CRW_old-agency-on-the-teton_Choteau-MT.html
Old Agency on the Teton. . About 1/4 mile SE of this point, a huge native stone marks the site of "Old Agency" of the former Blackfeet Indian Reservation. The agency was established in 1868-69 and with unusual generosity, the whites in a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CRV_captain-meriwether-lewis_Valier-MT.html
Captain Meriwether Lewis. . Captain Meriwether Lewis of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, accompanied by three of his men, explored this portion of the country upon their return trip from the coast. On July 26, 1806, they met eight Piegans (Blackfee…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CRT_blackfeet-and-buffalo_Choteau-MT.html
Blackfeet and Buffalo. . In the days of the fur traders and trappers, immediately following the time of the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806), all of this country bordering the Rocky Mountains from here north into Canada and south to the thre…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CRS_teton-county-courthouse_Fairfield-MT.html
Teton County Courthouse. . In 1906, Choteau's newspaper, the Acantha, proudly celebrated the completion of the new county courthouse. "This splendid edifice," its editor predicted, "... will stand for years as a monument to the hono…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CRR_road-agent-trail_Twin-Bridges-MT.html
Road Agent Trail. . Gold was the key to the success or failure of many of Montana's mining camps in the 19th century. Roads were almost as important as gold because they made possible the movement of supplies, people, and precious metals between t…