Author : Glenda Clay Bradshaw
Publisher : Montana Historical Society
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 17,17 MB
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : 9780975919644
Remarkable stories from Montana's historical highway markers combine with easy-to-follow maps, historical photos and sketches, and geological information to illuminate the paths of Montana's past and present. This guidebook alerts travelers about places that merit a stop and allows them to read about the site at their leisure. But even if time is short, travelers can refer to descriptions and historical photographs to learn about Montana's past as they journey across the state.
Author : Ellen Baumler
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 39,55 MB
Release : 2019-12-02
Category : History
ISBN : 1439668655
Distinguished by statesmen and magnates, Helena's history is colored with many other compelling characters and episodes nearly lost to time. Before achieving eminence in Deadwood, Sheriff Seth Bullock oversaw Montana Territory's first two legal hangings. The Seven Mile House was an oasis of vice for the parched, weary travelers entering the valley on the Benton Road, despite a tumultuous succession of ownership. The heritage of the Sieban Ranch and the saga of "King Kong" Clayton, "the Joe Louis of the Mat," faded from public memory. From unraveling the myths of Chinatown to detailing the lives of red-light businesswomen and the Canyon Ferry flying saucer hoax, revered local historians Ellen Baumler and Jon Axline team up to preserve a compendium of Helena's yesteryear.
Author : William Joe Simonds
Publisher :
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 13,96 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Carson River (Nev.)
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Page : 564 pages
File Size : 40,18 MB
Release : 1995
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Author : Jon Axline
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 10,80 MB
Release : 2021-06-07
Category : History
ISBN : 1439672725
Much of Montana's exciting history is visible from its storied highways. Visit a segment of the historic Bozeman Trail overlooking Virginia City, where vigilantes hanged public nuisance Joseph Alfred Slade just as his wife attempted a horseback rescue. Discover the saga of adultery, attempted murder and eventual triumph that occurred at a single stone building in the Browns Gulch area of Butte. On Highway 308 east of Red Lodge, learn more about the tragic 1943 Smith Mine disaster, where a methane explosion trapped and killed seventy-three miners. The catastrophe triggered investigations at the state and national level that resulted in improvements in mine safety. With more than two dozen stories, historian Jon Axline provides a front-seat view of the Treasure State's thrilling past, forgotten characters and overlooked oddities found by the wayside.
Author : Krys Holmes
Publisher : Montana Historical Society
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 14,55 MB
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : 0975919636
More than 12,000 years of Montana history come to life in Montana: Stories of the Land. This new book, created for use in teaching Montana history, offers a panorama of the past beginning with Montana's first people and ending with life in the twenty-first century. Incorporating Indian perspectives, Montana: Stories of the Land is the first truly multicultural history of the state. It features hundreds of historical photographs, unique artifacts, maps, and paintings largely drawn from the Society's extensive collections. Sidebar quotations bring the stories of ordinary people to life while providing diverse perspectives on important historical events. Published by the Montana Historical Society Press with production management by Farcountry Press. Features 463 photos, maps, and artifacts primarily drawn from the Montana Historical Society's collections Fully integrates the history of Montana's Indians into the state's story Uses quotations from everyday people to bring Montana's past to life
Author : Stanley Buchholz Kimball
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 50,17 MB
Release : 1988
Category : History
ISBN : 9780252014567
"This book is a comprehensive guide to more than 550 historic sites and markers scattered along some 10,000 miles of emigrant trails. By the use of the accompanying maps and commentary in the text, the trails themselves can be followed rather closely"--Preface.
Author : Ellen Baumler
Publisher : UNM Press
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 45,16 MB
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : 0826345476
Baumler and Cooper collaborate to tell the human story of Montana's first federal penal facility.
Author : Jon Axline
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 34,40 MB
Release : 2024-06-24
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1540262421
Traveling through Time While Montana's roadside historical markers give motorists an introduction to the state's colorful history, there's much more to explore. Priests Pass and Helena's Morelli Bridge were displays of ambition and fortitude. Conversely, the story The Black and White Trail represents the folly of one Doc Siegfriedt. Once thriving and strategically located along rails and roads, the towns of Beaverton and Taft are lost to history. While striking geological features like Tower Rock and picturesque byways like Harding Way are enduring vistas. Historian Jon Axline takes readers along the aboriginal trails, territorial roads, historic bridges and fascinating stopping points connected to Montana's lively and exciting transportation history.
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Page : 310 pages
File Size : 11,25 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Frontier and pioneer life
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