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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DF4_the-mining-legacy_Neihart-MT.html
The Mining Legacy. . The ore-extraction process also carries the legacy of pollution. In particular, tailings are leftovers from crushing and chemically treating ore to extract valuable metals such as silver. This fine-grained material, which has …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D2T_the-ace-in-the-hole_Monarch-MT.html
The Ace in the Hole. . Montana may seem a long way from international events, yet it was once in the forefront of a confrontation between the United States and Soviet Union. In October 1962, American President John F. Kennedy and Soviet Premier Ni…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D2I_these-springs-have-witnessed_Great-Falls-MT.html
These Springs Have Witnessed.... . Native American tribes followed the buffalo through this area and camped at Giant Springs. The temperature of the spring water stays a consistent 54 degrees all year long, making this a good site for winter camps…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2218_steamboats-bull-whackers-and-fish-trains_Belt-MT.html
The discovery of silver in 1879 in Galena Creek southwest of here created a real transportation challenge for the miners of the early 1880's - how to bring in mining supplies and how to haul their precious ore out to distant railroads and markets.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1X9I_sun-river-crossing-historical_Sun-River-MT.html
When John Mullan built a wagon road across western Montana in 1860, he utilized a ford across the Sun River just a few yards west of here that had been used by the Indians for generations.
In 1862, the crossing was the site of a government farm i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1X9H_fort-shaw-historical_Fort-Shaw-MT.html
Barring fur trading posts, the first important white settlements in Montana were the mining camps in the western mountains.
Everything to the east belonged to the plains Indians and was buffalo range.
To protect the miners and settlers from po…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1X9G_cascade-county-courthouse-historical_Great-Falls-MT.html
Spirited revelry in the streets of Great Falls greeted news of the creation of Cascade County in 1887.
Named county seat, Great Falls grew quickly, with county offices located in various downtown buildings.
In 1891 voters approved the visionary…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1K9F_formation-of-the-gorge-and-falls_Great-Falls-MT.html
... the rocks seems to be most happily fixed to present a sheet of the whitest beaten froath for 200 yards in length and about 80 feet perpendicular. — Meriwether Lewis, June 13, 1805
The Great Falls of the Missouri River was first descri…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1K9A_the-smallest-river-runs-through-it_Great-Falls-MT.html
From here you can witness one of the shortest rivers in the country flowing into the longest river. The Roe River ranks as one of the shortest rivers at only 201 feet in length. The Missouri River is the longest in the country stretching 2,540 mil…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1K99_where-does-the-water-come-from_Great-Falls-MT.html
Geologists have determined that water seeps into the ground southeast of Great Falls in the Little Belt Mountains, where the Madison Limestone formation is exposed at the land surface. The water then travels through the formation toward Giant Spri…