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Montana
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{{Otheruses1|the U.S. State}}
{{US state |
Name = Montana |
Fullname = State of Montana |
Flag = Montana state flag.png |
Flaglink =
Flag of Montana |
Seal = Montanastateseal.jpg |
Flower =
Bitterroot |
Tree =
Ponderosa Pine |
Map = Map_of_USA_highlighting_Montana.png |
Nickname = Treasure State, Big Sky Country |
Capital =
Helena, Montana Helena |
OfficialLang =
English language English |
LargestCity =
Billings, Montana Billings |
Governor =
Brian Schweitzer (D)|
Senators =
Max Baucus (D)
Conrad Burns (R) |
Congressmen = Denny Rehberg (R)
PostalAbbreviation = MT |
AreaRank = 4
th |
TotalArea = 381,156 |
LandArea = 377,295 |
WaterArea = 3,862 |
PCWater = 1 |
PopRank = 44
th |
2000Pop = 902,195 |
DensityRank = 48
th |
2000Density = 2.39 |
AdmittanceOrder = 41
st |
AdmittanceDate =
November 8,
1889 |
TimeZone =
Mountain Standard Time Zone Mountain:
UTC-7/
Daylight saving time DST-6 |
Latitude = 44°26' N to
49th parallel north 49° N |
Longitude = 104°2' W to 116°2' W |
Width = 410 |
Length = 1,015 |
HighestElev = 3,901 |
MeanElev = 1,035 |
LowestElev = 549 |
PostalAbbreviation = MT|
ISOCode = US-MT |
Website = www.mt.gov
}}
'''Montana''' is an inland
U.S. state largely in the
western United States, but because of its immense size stretches into the north-central United States.
Geography
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Montana and
Canada share a 545-mile (877-km) portion of the world's longest undefended
United States-Canada border border. The state borders the
Provinces of Canada Canadian provinces of
British Columbia,
Alberta and
Saskatchewan, more provinces than any other state. This area, following U.S. Highway 2, is often called the "High Line." To the east is
North Dakota; to the southeast is a short border with
South Dakota. In the south is
Wyoming, and on the west and southwest is
Idaho.
Although Montana is often regarded as mountainous, about 60% of the state is actually prairie in the
Great Plains. The central and western two-thirds of the state have numerous mountain ranges (approximately 77 named) of the northern
Rocky Mountains.
With a land area of 145,552 square miles (376,978 km²), the state of Montana is the fourth largest in the United States (after
Alaska,
Texas, and
California). Major
rivers in the state include the
Missouri River Missouri,
Clark Fork River the Clark Fork of the Columbia,
Milk River (Montana-Alberta) Milk,
Flathead River Flathead, and
Yellowstone River Yellowstone. The Yellowstone River is the longest undammed river in North America. Montana is also one of several areas to claim the disputed title of "world's shortest river", the
Roe River.
Montana contains
Glacier National Park (US) Glacier National Park and portions of
Yellowstone National Park. Other sites include the
Battle of the Little Bighorn Little Bighorn National Monument,
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area,
Big Hole National Battlefield,
Lewis and Clark Caverns, and the
National Bison Range. There are also numerous
National Forests and
National Wildlife Refuges. The Federal government administers 36,000,000 acres (146,000 km²). 275,000 acres (1100 km²) are administered as
state parks and forests.
Image:Glacier np.jpg thumb|right|300px|St. Mary's Lake in Glacier National Park
The topography of the state is highly diverse. In the western third it is extremely mountainous. The
Bitterroot Mountains form most of the western boundary. East of this almost continuous barrier the main chain of the
Rocky Mountains crosses the state. Between the Bitterroot Mountains and the
Rocky Mountain Front are many parallel valleys (
Gallatin Valley,
Big Hole Valley,
Bitterroot Valley,
Flathead Valley), separated by spur ranges. East of the main range of the Rocky Mountains is a high tableland, generally
prairie broken by isolated 'island ranges' of mountains. Further east and north of this transition zone are the empty
Great Plains, with rolling tableland prairies and rough
badlands extending into the Dakotas, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Wyoming.
Just east of the
Rocky Mountains lay the Sun River and Chestnut Valleys (west and south of
Great Falls). Three stately
buttes are familiar landmarks. These buttes, Square Butte, Shaw Butte, and Crown Butte, are made of
igneous rock, which is dense and has withstood weathering for many years. The underlying surface consists of
shale. Many areas around these buttes are covered with clay surface soils. These soils have been derived from the weathering of the
Colorado Formation.
In the south, near the
Yellowstone River, lie the
Absaroka Mountains and the
Beartooth Plateau, where many of the mountains reach an altitude of over 10,500 feet (3,200 m), and the peaks are perpetually covered with snow. The Beartooth Plateau is the largest continuous land mass over 10,000 feet (3,000 m) in the lower 48 states. Besides the prominent mountain ranges, there are many spurs, detached ridges, and smooth, sloping buttes. The mountains are intersected by numerous small valleys and canyons, through which flow several pristine rivers. The highest point in the state,
Granite Peak (Montana) Granite Peak, is 12,807 feet (3,901 m) high.
The principal river systems in Montana are the
Clark Fork River Clark Fork of the Columbia, the
Missouri River Missouri, and the
Yellowstone River Yellowstone. The Clark Fork of the Columbia (not to be confused with the
Clarks Fork Yellowstone River Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone River) rises in the Rocky Mountains near Butte, and after flowing west turns north and forms a portion of the
Idaho boundary. The Missouri river, formed by the
Jefferson River Jefferson,
Madison River Madison and
Gallatin River Gallatin rivers, crosses the central part of the state, flows through the
Missouri breaks and enters
North Dakota. The Yellowstone, a tributary of the Missouri, rises in Yellowstone Park in
Wyoming, flows northeast across the state through canyons and gorges, and enters the Missouri River a few miles east of the North Dakota boundary.
Vegetation of the state includes
ponderosa pine,
lodgepole pine,
larch,
fir,
spruce,
aspen,
birch,
redcedar,
ash tree ash,
alder, rocky mountain
maple and
cottonwood trees. Forests cover 25% of the state. Flowers native to Montana include
Aster (flower) asters,
bitterroots,
daisy daisies,
lupins,
poppy poppies,
Primula primroses,
columbine,
lily lilies,
orchids and
dryas (plant) dryads. Several species of
sagebrush and
cacti cactus and many species of
grass grasses are common plants in some regions. Many species of
mushrooms and
lichens are also found in the state.
Areas managed by the
National Park Service include:
*
Big Hole National Battlefield near
Wisdom, Montana Wisdom
*
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area near
Fort Smith, Montana Fort Smith
*
Glacier National Park
*
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site at
Deer Lodge, Montana
*
Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail
*
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument near
Crow Agency, Montana Crow Agency
*
Nez Perce National Historical Park
*
Yellowstone National Park
Several Indian reservations are located in Montana:
Fort Peck Indian Reservation,
Fort Belknap Indian Reservation,
Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation,
Crow Indian Reservation,
Rocky Boys Indian Reservation,
Blackfeet Indian Reservation, and the
Flathead Indian Reservation.
''See also:
List of Montana counties,
List of Montana rivers''
History
''Main article:
History of Montana''
Native Americans were the first inhabitants of Montana. Groups included the
Crow tribe Crows in the south-central area, the
Cheyenne in the southeast, the
Blackfeet,
Assiniboine and
Gros Ventres in the central and north-central area and the
Kootenai and
Salish in the west. The smaller
Pend d'Oreille and
Kalispel tribes were found around
Flathead Lake and the western mountains, respectively.
Subsequent to the Lewis and Clark expeditions and after the finding of gold and copper in the state in the late 1850s, Montana became a
Political divisions of the United States United States territory (
Montana Territory) on
May 26,
1864 and the 41st state on
November 8,
1889.
Fort Shaw, Montana Fort Shaw (
Montana Territory), was established in the spring of
1867. It is located west of
Great Falls in the Sun River Valley and was one of three posts authorized to be built by Congress in
1865. The other two posts in the
Montana Territory were Camp Cooke on the Judith River and Fort C.F. Smith on the
Bozeman Trail in south central Montana Territory. Fort Shaw, named after Colonel
Robert G. Shaw, who commanded the
54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry 54th Massachusetts, one of the first all
African-American regiments, during the
American Civil War, was built of adobe and lumber by the 13th Infantry. The fort had a parade ground that was 400 feet (120 m) square, and consisted of barracks for officers, a
hospital, and a trading post, and could house up to 450 soldiers. Completed in
1868, it was used by military personnel until
1891.
After the close of the military post, the government established
Fort Shaw as a school to provide industrial training to young Native Americans. The Fort Shaw Indian Industrial School was opened on
April 30,
1892. The school had at one time 17 faculty members, 11 Indian assistants and 300 students. The school made use of over 20 of the buildings built by the Army.
The enlarged
Homestead Act of the
early 1900s greatly affected the settlement of Montana. This act expanded the land that was provided by the
Homestead Act of 1862 from 160 acres to 320 acres (65-130 hectares). When the latter act was signed by
President Taft, it also reduced the time necessary to prove up from five years to three years and permitted five months absence from the claim each year.
In
1908, the Sun River Irrigation Project, west of
Great Falls Montana Great Falls was opened up for homesteading. Under this
Reclamation Act, a person could obtain 40 acres(16 hectares). Most of the people who came to file on these
homesteads were young couples who were eager to live near the mountains where hunting and fishing were good. Many of these homesteaders came from the
Midwest and
Minnesota.
Montana was the scene of the Native Americans' last effort to keep their land, and the
last stand of
U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel
George Armstrong Custer was fought near the present day town of Hardin. Montana was also the location of the final battles of the
Nez Perce Wars.
Cattle ranching has long been central to Montana's history and economy. The
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site in Deer Lodge Valley is maintained as a link to the ranching style of the late
19th century. It is operated by the
National Park Service but is also a 1900-acre (7.7 km²) working ranch.
Demographics
Population
Image:Montana_population_map.png thumb|right|300px|Montana Population Density Map
As of 2005, Montana has an estimated population of 928,670, which is an increase of 8,750, or 0.9%, from the prior year and an increase of 33,475, or 3.7%, since the year 2000. This includes a natural increase since the last census of 13,674 people (that is 58,001 births minus 44,327 deaths) and an increase due to net migration of 21,074 people into the state. Immigration from outside the United States resulted in a net increase of 2,141 people, and migration within the country produced a net increase of 18,933 people. 16,500 of state residents are foreign-born, accounting for 1.8% of the total population.
The state ranks fourth in size (~145,000 square miles) but has a relatively low
population (with only six states having fewer people) and consequently a very low
population density.
Race
White 91.6%
American Indian/Alaskan Native 6.2%
Black 0.3%
Ancestry
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! colspan=2 bgcolor="#ccccff" align="center"| Historical populations
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! align="center"| Census
year !! align="right"| Population
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| align="center"| 1870 || align="right"| 20,595
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| align="center"| 1880 || align="right"| 39,159
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| align="center"| 1890 || align="right"| 142,924
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| align="center"| 1900 || align="right"| 243,329
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| align="center"| 1910 || align="right"| 376,053
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| align="center"| 1920 || align="right"| 548,889
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| align="center"| 1930 || align="right"| 537,606
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| align="center"| 1940 || align="right"| 559,456
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| align="center"| 1950 || align="right"| 591,024
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| align="center"| 1960 || align="right"| 674,767
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| align="center"| 1970 || align="right"| 694,409
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| align="center"| 1980 || align="right"| 786,690
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| align="center"| 1990 || align="right"| 799,065
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| align="center"|
United States 2000 Census 2000 || align="right"| 902,195
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| align="center"|
2005 2005 Estimate || align="right"| 935,670
|}
The five largest reported ancestries in Montana are:
German-American German (27%),
Irish people Irish (14.8%),
British American English (12.7%),
Norwegian-American Norwegian (10.6%), American (5.1%).
German ancestry is the largest reported ancestry in most of Montana. Residents of
Scandinavian ancestry are a plurality in parts of the state, particularly in the northeast. There are several predominantly
Native Americans in the United States Native American counties, especially in the north and east. The residents of the western Rocky Mountains are largely of
British-American British origin.
Religion
The religious affiliations of the people of Montana:
*
Christianity Christian – 82%
**
Protestantism Protestant – 55%
***
Lutheranism Lutheran – 15%
***
Methodism Methodist – 8%
***
Baptist – 5%
***
Presbyterianism Presbyterian – 4%
***
United Church of Christ – 2%
***Other Protestant or general Protestant – 21%
**
Roman Catholicism in the United States Roman Catholic – 24%
**
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints LDS – 3%
*Other Religions – <1%
*Non-Religious – 18%
Economy
Image:wiki_montana.jpg thumb|left|275px|Greetings from Montana
[http://www.bea.gov/ The Bureau of Economic Analysis] estimates that Montana's total state product in 2003 was $26 billion. Per capita personal income in 2003 was $25,406, 47th in the nation.
The economy is primarily based on agriculture -
wheat,
barley,
sugar beets,
oats,
rye, seed
potatoes,
honey,
cherries, cattle and sheep
ranching - and significant
lumber and
mineral extraction (
gold,
coal,
silver,
talc, and
vermiculite).
Tourism is also important to the economy with millions of visitors a year to
Glacier National Park (US) Glacier National Park,
Flathead Lake, the
Missouri River headwaters, the site of the
Battle of Little Bighorn and three of the five entrances to
Yellowstone National Park.
Montana personal
income tax contains 7 brackets, with rates ranging from 1 percent to 6.9 percent. Montana has no
sales tax. In Montana, household goods are exempt from
property taxes. However, property taxes are assessed on
livestock, farm machinery, heavy equipment, automobiles, trucks and business equipment. • The amount of property tax owed is not determined solely by the property's value. The property's value is multiplied by a tax rate, set by the Montana Legislature, to determine its taxable value. The taxable value is then multiplied by the mill levy established by various taxing jurisdictions -- city and county government, school districts and others.
Transportation
Major highways include:
*
Interstate 15
*
Interstate 90
*
Interstate 94
*
U.S. Highway 2
*
U.S. Highway 212
*
U.S. Highway 93
In addition,
Amtrak's "Empire Builder" train runs through the north of the state, stopping in the following towns:
Libby, Montana Libby,
Whitefish, Montana Whitefish,
West Glacier, Montana West Glacier,
Essex, Montana Essex,
East Glacier Park, Montana East Glacier Park,
Browning, Montana Browning,
Cut Bank, Montana Cut Bank,
Shelby, Montana Shelby,
Havre, Montana Havre,
Malta, Montana Malta,
Glasgow, Montana Glasgow, and
Wolf Point, Montana Wolf Point.
Law and government
''See:
List of Montana Governors''
The current Governor is
Brian Schweitzer (Democrat) who was sworn in on
January 3,
2005. Its two U.S. senators are
Max Baucus (Democrat) and
Conrad Burns (Republican). Montana's congressman is
Denny Rehberg (Republican).
The state was the first to elect a female member of
Congress of the United States Congress (
Jeannette Rankin), and was one of the first states to give women voting rights; (see
suffrage). Despite its sizable
Native Americans in the United States American Indian population, Montana is one of the most
homogenous states— nearly 90% of its residents are of
European descent, with a large number of immigrants of
German People German,
Irish people Irish,
Norwegian people Norwegian,
Welsh people Welsh,
Cornish,
Italian people Italian and
Slovaks Slovak heritage arriving in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. A significant portion of Chinese (
Cantonese) immigrants also came and left an indelible mark on the state, especially in the mining cities of
Helena,
Butte, and
Anaconda, Montana Anaconda. Outside of the state, Montana is generally regarded as
United States Republican Party Republican; however, the state currently has a
United States Democratic Party Democratic governor (
Brian Schweitzer), Democratic-controlled
Montana State Legislature state legislature, and one Democratic
United States Senate U.S. Senator (
Max Baucus).
Politics
Though generally considered a
Republican Party (United States) Republican state (
George W. Bush won it by 20 percentage points with 59.1% of the vote in 2004), Democrats seem to be on the upswing in the state. Montana elected its first
Democratic Party (United States) Democratic governor in 16 years in 2004, and both chambers of the legislature are currently controlled by the Democrats. The state last supported a Democrat for president in 1992,
Bill Clinton's first election. Only five of Montana's counties tend to vote for Democratic candidates in national elections:
Big Horn County, Montana Big Horn County,
Glacier County, Montana Glacier County,
Silver Bow County, Montana Silver Bow County,
Roosevelt County, Montana Roosevelt County and
Deer Lodge County, Montana Deer Lodge County. In 2004,
Missoula County, Montana Missoula County voted Democratic, while it went Republican in 2000.
Montana is an
Alcoholic beverage control state.
Important cities and towns
Image:Billingssky6small.JPG thumb|350px|top right|Billings skyline & Sacrifice Cliff, 2005
Montana's largest city is
Billings, Montana Billings.
Some of the major cities and towns in Montana are:
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*Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, Montana Anaconda
*Billings, Montana Billings
*Bozeman, Montana Bozeman
*Butte, Montana Butte
*Glasgow, Montana Glasgow
*Great Falls, Montana Great Falls
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*Havre, Montana Havre
*Helena, Montana Helena
*Kalispell, Montana Kalispell
*Miles City, Montana Miles City
*Missoula, Montana Missoula
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Education
Colleges and universities
Professional sports teams
The
minor league baseball Minor League baseball teams are:
*Missoula Osprey
*Great Falls White Sox
*Helena Brewers
*Billings Mustangs
Miscellaneous topics
The state's name is derived from the
Spanish language Spanish word ''montaña'' ("
mountain"). The state nickname is the "Treasure State." Other nicknames include "Land of Shining Mountains", "Big Sky Country", and the slogan "the last best place".
The
USS Montana USS ''Montana'' was named in honor of the state.
In
1902, a group of female students from the The Fort Shaw Indian Industrial School began playing
basketball and traveled throughout Montana, defeating high school teams and some college teams. In
1904, the girls' basketball team traveled by train to the
St. Louis World's Fair. Over a period of five months, the team was challenged by numerous other basketball teams and won every contest, returning to Fort Shaw with the "world champion" trophy. On
May 1,
2004 a monument in honor of the basketball team was unveiled at the entrance of the present-day Fort Shaw Elementary School.
In the movie '
Star Trek: First Contact', Montana is the location of the fictitious first contact between humans and an alien race, the Vulcans.
Montana has the largest
grizzly bear population in the lower 48 states.
Montana is the only state with a triple divide, allowing water to flow into the
Pacific Ocean,
Atlantic Ocean, and
Hudson Bay. This phenomenon occurs at Triple Divide Peak in Glacier National Park.
In 1888, Helena (the current state capital) had more millionaires per capita than any other city in the world.
Montana is one of two states in the continental United States which in addition to not having a major metropolitan area over 1,000,000 in population, also does not border a state that does have one (Maine is the other). (However, it does border the Canadian Provinces Alberta and British Colombia, which together have three cities with a metro population of over 1,000,000.)
State symbols
*
State flower:
Bitterroot ''(Lewisia rediviva)'', since 1895
*
State tree:
Ponderosa Pine, since 1949
*
State animal:
Grizzly Bear ''(Ursus arctos horribilis)'', since 1862
*
List of U.S. state birds State bird:
Western Meadowlark, since 1931
*
State fish: Blackspotted Cutthroat
Trout, since 1977
*State Song: ''"Montana"'', since 1945
*State Ballad: ''"Montana Melody"'', since 1983
*State Gemstones: Yogo
Sapphire &
Agate
*
State Fossil: Duck-billed Dinosaur ''(
Maiasaura peeblesorum)'', since 1985
*State Butterfly:
Mourning cloak ''(Nymphalis antiopa)'', since 2001
*State Grass: Bluebunch
Wheatgrass, since 1973
*State Motto: "Oro y Plata" (Spanish: Gold and Silver)
Famous Montanans
*
Steve Albini (from
Missoula, Montana Missoula)
*
Jeff Ament of
Pearl Jam (from
Big Sandy, Montana Big Sandy)
-
Eric Bergoust (from
Missoula, Montana Missoula)
*
Brad Bird (from
Kalispell, Montana Kalispell)
*
Dana Carvey (from
Missoula, Montana Missoula)
*
Gary Cooper (from
Helena, Montana Helena)
*
Dave Dickenson (from
Great Falls, Montana Great Falls)
*
Jack Horner (paleontologist) Jack Horner (from
Bozeman, Montana Bozeman)
*
Chet Huntley (from
Billings, Montana Billings)
*
Phil Jackson (from
Deer Lodge, Montana Deer Lodge, but also raised in
North Dakota)
*
Evel Knievel (from
Butte, Montana Butte)
*
Nicolette Larson (from
Helena, Montana Helena)
*
Ryan Leaf (from
Great Falls, Montana Great Falls)
*
Myrna Loy (from
Helena, Montana Helena)
*
David Lynch (from
Missoula, Montana Missoula)
*
Mike Mansfield (from
Great Falls, Montana Great Falls)
*
Dave McNally (from
Billings, Montana Billings)
*
Adam Morrison (from
Glendive, Montana Glendive, but primarily raised in
Spokane, Washington)
*
Bobby Petrino (born in
Lewistown, Montana Lewistown, raised in
Helena, Montana Helena)
*
Doug Swingley (from
Lincoln, Montana Lincoln)
*
Michelle Williams (actor) Michelle Williams (from
Kalispell, Montana Kalispell)
Ski areas
Montana has several ski areas including:
*Bear Paw Ski Bowl near Havre, Montana
*Big Mountain near Whitefish, Montana Whitefish
*Big Sky Resort near Big Sky, Montana
*Blacktail near Lakeside, Montana Lakeside
*Bridger Bowl Ski Area near Bozeman, Montana Bozeman
*Discovery Basin near Philipsburg, Montana Philipsburg
*Great Divide near Helena, Montana
*Lost Trail near Darby, Montana
*Lookout Pass near St. Regis, Montana
*Maverick Mountain near Dillon, Montana
*Montana Snowbowl near Missoula, Montana Missoula
*Moonlight Basin near Big Sky, Montana
*Red Lodge Mountain near Red Lodge, Montana Red Lodge
*Showdown Ski Area near White Sulphur Springs, Montana
*Snowbowl Ski Area near Missoula, Montana
*Turner near Libby, Montana Libby
Further reading
*Kittredge, William. ''The Last Best Place: A Montana Anthology''. (From the back cover: "...over 230 stories, poems, reminiscences, and reports written by 140 men and women. The book is divided into eight sections with introductory essays by William Bevis, Mary Blew, William Kittredge, William Lang, Richard Roeder, Annick Smith, and James Welch.") University of Washington Press ed edition 1990. 1158 pages.
ISBN 0295969741.
*Howard, Joseph Kinsey. ''Montana: High, Wide, and Handsome''. Bison Books: 2003.
ISBN 0803273398.
*Lang, William L., et. al. ''Montana: A History of Two Centuries''. University of Washington: 1991.
ISBN 0295971290.
*Toole, Kenneth Ross. ''Montana: An Uncommon Land''. University of Oklahoma: 1984.
ISBN 0806118903.
*
Ivan Doig Doig, Ivan, ''Dancing at the Rascal Fair''.
*
Ivan Doig Doig, Ivan, ''English Creek''.
*MacLean, Norman, ''A River Runs Through It''.
*MacLean, Norman, ''Young Men and Fire''.
*Walker, Mildred. ''Winter Wheat''.
ISBN 0151972230.
External links
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State of Montana Website
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Montana State Capitol Information
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TechRanch - A Resource Center for Entrepreneurs
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Photographs of Montana
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Montana History
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Montana Historical Society
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Montana Historical Markers
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Furniture Workshop in the Historic Eureka Community Hall
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|align=center| '''Regions'''
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Eastern Montana - Western Montana - Inland Empire (Pacific Northwest) Inland Empire
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!align=center| List of cities and towns in Montana Largest cities
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|align=center| Anaconda, Montana Anaconda | Belgrade, Montana Belgrade | Billings, Montana Billings | Bozeman, Montana Bozeman | Butte, Montana Butte | Evergreen, Montana Evergreen | Glendive, Montana Glendive | Great Falls, Montana Great Falls | Havre, Montana Havre | Helena, Montana Helena | Kalispell, Montana Kalispell | Laurel, Montana Laurel | Lewistown, Montana Lewistown | Livingston, Montana Livingston | Miles City, Montana Miles City | Missoula, Montana Missoula | Sidney, Montana Sidney | Whitefish, Montana Whitefish
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!align=center| List of counties in Montana Counties
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|align=center| Beaverhead County, Montana Beaverhead - Big Horn County, Montana Big Horn - Blaine County, Montana Blaine - Broadwater County, Montana Broadwater - Carbon County, Montana Carbon - Carter County, Montana Carter - Cascade County, Montana Cascade - Chouteau County, Montana Chouteau - Custer County, Montana Custer - Daniels County, Montana Daniels - Dawson County, Montana Dawson - Deer Lodge County, Montana Deer Lodge - Fallon County, Montana Fallon - Fergus County, Montana Fergus - Flathead County, Montana Flathead - Gallatin County, Montana Gallatin - Garfield County, Montana Garfield - Glacier County, Montana Glacier - Golden Valley County, Montana Golden Valley - Granite County, Montana Granite - Hill County, Montana Hill - Jefferson County, Montana Jefferson - Judith Basin County, Montana Judith Basin - Lake County, Montana Lake - Lewis and Clark County, Montana Lewis and Clark - Liberty County, Montana Liberty - Lincoln County, Montana Lincoln - Madison County, Montana Madison - McCone County, Montana McCone - Meagher County, Montana Meagher - Mineral County, Montana Mineral - Missoula County, Montana Missoula - Musselshell County, Montana Musselshell - Park County, Montana Park - Petroleum County, Montana Petroleum - Phillips County, Montana Phillips - Pondera County, Montana Pondera - Powder River County, Montana Powder River - Powell County, Montana Powell - Prairie County, Montana Prairie - Ravalli County, Montana Ravalli - Richland County, Montana Richland - Roosevelt County, Montana Roosevelt - Rosebud County, Montana Rosebud - Sanders County, Montana Sanders - Sheridan County, Montana Sheridan - Silver Bow County, Montana Silver Bow - Stillwater County, Montana Stillwater - Sweet Grass County, Montana Sweet Grass - Teton County, Montana Teton - Toole County, Montana Toole - Treasure County, Montana Treasure - Valley County, Montana Valley - Wheatland County, Montana Wheatland - Wibaux County, Montana Wibaux - Yellowstone County, Montana Yellowstone
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