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Landmark name
Image
Date designated[ 3]
Location
County
Description
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Bannack Historic District
Bannack Historic District
July 4, 1961 (#66000426 )
Bannack 45°09′40″N 112°59′44″W / 45.1611°N 112.9956°W / 45.1611; -112.9956 (Bannack Historic District )
Beaverhead
Site of Montana's first major gold discovery in 1862, and served as the capital of Montana Territory briefly.[1]
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Butte–Anaconda Historic District
Butte–Anaconda Historic District
July 4, 1961 (#66000438 )
Butte 46°00′59″N 112°32′10″W / 46.01646°N 112.5361°W / 46.01646; -112.5361 (Butte–Anaconda Historic District )
Deer Lodge and Silver Bow
One of the largest and most famous boomtowns in the American West; the district includes more than 6,000 contributing properties.[ 4]
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Camp Disappointment
Camp Disappointment
May 23, 1966 (#66000434 )
Browning 48°35′57″N 112°47′53″W / 48.599167°N 112.798056°W / 48.599167; -112.798056 (Camp Disappointment )
Glacier
Lewis and Clark Expedition site.[ 5]
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Chief Joseph Battleground of Bear's Paw
Chief Joseph Battleground of Bear's Paw
June 7, 1988 (#70000355 )
Chinook 48°22′39″N 109°12′34″W / 48.3775°N 109.20944°W / 48.3775; -109.20944 (Chief Joseph Battleground of Bear's Paw )
Blaine
Site of the final engagement of the Nez Perce War.[ 6]
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Chief Plenty Coups (Alek-Chea-Ahoosh) Home
Chief Plenty Coups (Alek-Chea-Ahoosh) Home
January 20, 1999 (#70000354 )
Pryor 45°25′35″N 108°32′54″W / 45.426389°N 108.54833°W / 45.426389; -108.54833 (Chief Plenty Coups (Alek-Chea-Ahoosh) Home )
Big Horn
The 2-story house of Crow Nation chief Plenty Coups during 1884-1932, plus a log store and the Plenty Coups Spring.[ 7]
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Deer Medicine Rocks
Deer Medicine Rocks
March 2, 2012 (#12000244 )
near Lame Deer
Rosebud
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First Peoples Buffalo Jump
First Peoples Buffalo Jump
July 21, 2015 (#15000623 )
Ulm 47°28′46″N 111°31′27″W / 47.47946°N 111.52427°W / 47.47946; -111.52427 (First Peoples Buffalo Jump )
Cascade
Believed to be the largest buffalo jump in North America, and maybe the world; possibly the most-utilized on the continent as well
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Fort Benton Historic District
Fort Benton Historic District
November 5, 1961 (#66000431 )
Fort Benton 47°49′10″N 110°40′11″W / 47.819444°N 110.6697°W / 47.819444; -110.6697 (Fort Benton Historic District )
Chouteau
Established as a fur trading center in 1847, the fort prospered with the growth of steamboat traffic starting in 1859 and an 1862 gold strike, but declined with the advent of the railroad.[ 8]
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Fort Union Trading Post
Fort Union Trading Post
July 4, 1961 (#66000103 )
Williston, North Dakota 47°59′58″N 104°02′26″W / 47.999444°N 104.040556°W / 47.999444; -104.040556 (Fort Union Trading Post )
Richland County, North Dakota and Roosevelt County, Montana
Most important fur trading post on the upper Missouri until 1867. Visitors included John James Audubon , George Catlin , Father Pierre-Jean De Smet , Sitting Bull , Karl Bodmer , and Jim Bridger .
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Going-to-the-Sun Road
Going-to-the-Sun Road
February 18, 1997 (#83001070 )
Glacier National Park 48°44′00″N 113°46′00″W / 48.7333°N 113.76667°W / 48.7333; -113.76667 (Going-to-the-Sun Road )
Flathead and Glacier
Main parkway through the heart of Glacier National Park.[2]
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Grant-Kohrs Ranch
Grant-Kohrs Ranch
December 19, 1960 (#72000738 )
Deer Lodge 46°24′30″N 112°44′22″W / 46.40833°N 112.73944°W / 46.40833; -112.73944 (Grant-Kohrs Ranch )
Powell
John Grant , the original owner of the ranch, from 1853, is sometimes credited with founding the range-cattle industry in Montana. Conrad Kohrs , who bought the ranch c.1866, was among the foremost "cattle kings" of his era.[ 9]
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Great Falls Portage
Great Falls Portage
May 23, 1966 (#66000429 )
Great Falls 47°31′52″N 111°09′05″W / 47.531111°N 111.151389°W / 47.531111; -111.151389 (Great Falls Portage )
Cascade
The Lewis and Clark Expedition undertook an 18-mile, 31-day portage at Great Falls, one of the most difficult ordeals of their westward trip. The Great Falls Portage NHL is within Giant Springs State Park .[ 10]
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Great Northern Railway Buildings
Great Northern Railway Buildings
May 28, 1987 (#87001453 )
Glacier National Park 48°46′05″N 113°46′11″W / 48.76812°N 113.76982°W / 48.76812; -113.76982 (Great Northern Railway Buildings )
Flathead and Glacier
These lodges or associated buildings, dated c.1913-1915, represent European -style hostelries unique among NPS concessions. The landmark contains 5 building groups: Granite Park Chalet , Many Glacier Hotel , Sperry Chalet , Two Medicine Store , and Belton Chalet
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Hagen Site
Hagen Site
July 19, 1964 (#66000432 )
Glendive
Dawson
An archeological site representing one of the Crow villages after the tribe had split from the Hidatsa on the Missouri River (c. 1550-1675); site has evidence of horticulture and diet.[ 11]
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Lake McDonald Lodge
Lake McDonald Lodge
May 28, 1987 (#87001447 )
Glacier National Park 48°36′55″N 113°52′41″W / 48.61538°N 113.8781°W / 48.61538; -113.8781 (Lake McDonald Lodge )
Flathead
A Swiss chalet-style hotel in Glacier National Park .[ 12]
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Lemhi Pass
Lemhi Pass
October 9, 1960 (#66000313 )
Tendoy, ID 44°58′29″N 113°26′41″W / 44.97472°N 113.444722°W / 44.97472; -113.444722 (Lemhi Pass )
Beaver- head (MT) and Lemhi, ID
See main listing under Idaho .
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Lolo Trail
Lolo Trail
October 9, 1960 (#66000309 )
Lolo Hot Springs, MT 46°38′07″N 114°34′47″W / 46.635278°N 114.57972°W / 46.635278; -114.57972 (Lolo Trail )
Missoula, MT , Clear- water, ID , and Idaho, ID
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Northeast Entrance Station
Northeast Entrance Station
May 28, 1987 (#87001435 )
Yellowst. National Park 45°00′10″N 110°00′33″W / 45.00281°N 110.0092°W / 45.00281; -110.0092 (Northeast Entrance Station )
Park
Rustic entrance station built in 1935 that is a prime example of form fitting function , in Yellowstone National Park .
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Pictograph Cave
Pictograph Cave
July 19, 1964 (#66000439 )
Billings 45°44′12″N 108°25′47″W / 45.73667°N 108.42972°W / 45.73667; -108.42972 (Pictograph Cave )
Yellow- stone
One of the key archeological sites used in determining the sequence of prehistoric occupation on the northwestern Plains. The deposits indicate occupation from 2600 BC to after 1800 AD.[ 13]
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Pompey's Pillar
Pompey's Pillar
July 23, 1965 (#66000440 )
Pompey's Pillar 45°59′43″N 108°00′20″W / 45.995278°N 108.00556°W / 45.995278; -108.00556 (Pompey's Pillar )
Yellow- stone
The massive natural block of sandstone was a major landmark on the Lewis and Clark Expedition . Clark's signature is carved on its surface.[ 14]
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Rankin Ranch
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May 11, 1976 (#76001119 )
Avalanche Gulch, north of Townsend 46°37′46″N 111°34′11″W / 46.629412°N 111.569648°W / 46.629412; -111.569648 (Rankin Ranch )
Broad- water
Residence (1923–56) of Jeannette Rankin , first woman elected to U.S. House of Representatives (1916), had two terms 1917-19 & 1941-43, only member to oppose the declaration of war against Japan in 1941.[ 15]
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Rosebud Battlefield-Where the Girl Saved Her Brother
Rosebud Battlefield-Where the Girl Saved Her Brother
October 6, 2008 (#72000735 )
Kirby 45°13′17″N 106°59′21″W / 45.221389°N 106.989167°W / 45.221389; -106.989167 (Rosebud Battlefield-Where the Girl Saved Her Brother )
Big Horn
Site of the Battle of the Rosebud [ 16]
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Charles M. Russell House and Studio
Charles M. Russell House and Studio
December 21, 1965 (#66000430 )
Great Falls 47°30′35″N 111°17′09″W / 47.509650°N 111.285921°W / 47.509650; -111.285921 (Charles M. Russell House and Studio )
Cascade
Home and studio of artist Charles M. Russell .[ 17]
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Three Forks of the Missouri
Three Forks of the Missouri
October 9, 1960 (#66000433 )
Three Forks 45°55′39″N 111°30′18″W / 45.9275°N 111.505°W / 45.9275; -111.505 (Three Forks of the Missouri )
Gallatin
Captain William Clark of the Lewis and Clark Expedition , first European-American to visit this spot, concluded the Missouri River originated where the Three Forks joined.[ 18]
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Travelers Rest
Travelers Rest
October 9, 1960 (#66000437 )
Lolo 46°45′00″N 114°05′20″W / 46.75°N 114.08889°W / 46.75; -114.08889 (Travelers Rest )
Missoula
Campsite used during the westward passage of the Lewis and Clark Expedition in 1805 as the party prepared to cross the Bitterroot Mountains , and again during return passage in 1806.
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Virginia City Historic District
Virginia City Historic District
July 4, 1961 (#66000435 )
Virginia City 45°17′37″N 111°56′41″W / 45.293611°N 111.944722°W / 45.293611; -111.944722 (Virginia City Historic District )
Madison
More than 200 historic 19th century buildings remain in this 1860s mining town ; it also served as the Montana Territorial Capitol during the same period.
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Burton K. Wheeler House
Burton K. Wheeler House
December 8, 1976 (#76001129 )
Butte 46°00′20″N 112°31′17″W / 46.00565°N 112.52151°W / 46.00565; -112.52151 (Burton K. Wheeler House )
Silver Bow
Former residence of noted Montana Senator Burton K. Wheeler .[ 19]
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Wolf Mountains Battlefield-Where Big Crow walked Back and Forth
Wolf Mountains Battlefield-Where Big Crow walked Back and Forth
October 6, 2008 (#00001617 )
Birney 45°17′18″N 106°34′53″W / 45.28823°N 106.58146°W / 45.28823; -106.58146 (Wolf Mountains Battlefield-Where Big Crow walked Back and Forth )
Rosebud
Site of the Battle of Wolf Mountain .[ 20]