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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BJY_first-national-bank_Hamilton-MT.html
"No year has favored the business section like 1910. And best of all, the buildings are of a better class than last year," enthused the Ravalli Republic. Part of this boom, the First National Bank building replaced two wooden structures …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BJF_337-west-main_Hamilton-MT.html
With material and manpower redirected to winning the fight against fascism, commercial and domestic construction practically ceased during World War II. After the war, pent up demand led to a mini construction boom. With very few lots left on the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BJE_carnegie-library_Hamilton-MT.html
Hamilton's Ministerial Association opened the first free library in Ravalli County in April 1903 in a room donated by the Ravalli County Bank. Three months later, Hamilton voters levied a one mill tax to support the library, and the enterprise pas…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BJ4_city-hall_Hamilton-MT.html
Town halls originated in twelfth-century Italy, where bells were rung to call public assemblies. Missoula architect A. J. Gibson's city hall design references this history. Allusions to Italy include such Italian Renaissance features as a low-pitc…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BIY_united-states-post-office_Hamilton-MT.html
When construction began on Hamilton's post office in August 1940, the worst of the Depression was over. Nevertheless, the building is a legacy of the New Deal, when the number of federal construction projects soared to put people to work. Montana …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BIU_telephone-exchange_Hamilton-MT.html
State officials turned out on January 21, 1937, for the grand opening of Hamilton's new telephone system. The event marked the modernization of telecommunications in the Bitterroot Valley. Ivan C. Gustafson owned this property and built the buildi…