Dance & Stuart General Merchandise
Location ID: #1617
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James Stuart and his brother Granville set up the first sluice boxes in the northern Rockies in 1852. Delaware native Walter B. Dance came to Gold Creek in 1862. James Stuart and Dance opened their mercantile in November 1863. One of Virginia City’s ...
Location ID: #1614
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Virginia City's Methodist Church was built in 1875 by D.C. Farwell. It has a distinctive appearance for the town, with a stone and stucco exterior, and remains mostly unchanged from its original 1875 design. It was used as a church through the early ...
Location ID: #1582
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The Alder Gulch Shortline Railroad was built by Charlie Bovey in 1964 to connect Virginia City to Nevada City - A mile and a half away. Today, the Alder Gulch Shortline is a great opportunity to enjoy the scenery and learn about the surrounding ...
Location ID: #1512
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High on a hill, to the north of Daylight Gulch is one of Virginia City's most popular tourist attractions, "Boot Hill". The cemetery is the last resting place of the infamous five road agents hanged by the Vigilantes on January 14, 1864. The graves ...
Location ID: #10034537
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Seven hundred souls lie beneath the sod here in Virginia City’s community cemetery. Boot Hill across the ridge to the west was the first burial ground, but after interment of five road agents there in January 1864, citizens preferred to bury ...
Location ID: #1624
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With classic favorites, some of Montana's finest microbrews, and non-alcoholic options, there is something to drink for everyone!
This small one-story log building with a false front was built prior to 1867.
History:
1869 - 1890: The J.F. ...
Location ID: #10028513
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In 1863 Bill Fairweather and his party discovered gold in southwestern Montana. They were on their way to Yellowstone Country from Bannack but were waylaid by a band of Crows. While hiding from the Indians in a gulch they found gold. They named the ...
Location ID: #10039266
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Located in the beautiful Bitterroot Valley, Victor is nestled between the Bitterroot Mountain Range, the Bitterroot River, and the Sapphire Mountain Range. This positions the community of Victor for some of the most breathtaking, panoramic views in ...
Location ID: #10157763
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Cowboy Troy's is a locally owned and operated Restaurant & Saloon in scenic Victor, MT. We pride ourselves on using the highest quality ingredients and providing the best service possible. We use locally sourced products when available and possible. ...
Location ID: #10026940
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Lake Frances hosts year round activities. In the summer shore fishing and boat fishing for perch, pike and walleye are popular. The warm waters in the summer make boat skiing, jet skiing, swimming and wind surfing popular. The Valier firemen have ...
Location ID: #10157129
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Utica, on the Judith River, was a hangout for cowboys, including one named Charles M. Russell, who later painted and sketched his memories of this area and its people. Besides cattle ranches and the Yogo sapphire mine, the area is rich in recreation ...
Location ID: #10
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Alder Gulch (alternatively called Alder Creek) is a place in the Ruby River valley, in the U.S. state of Montana, where gold was discovered on May 26, 1863, by William Fairweather and a group of men including Barney Hughes, Thomas Cover, Henry ...
Location ID: #853
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Ulm, southwest of Great Falls, off of I-15, is a small community that is host to what is believed to be one of the largest buffalo kill sites in the United States. First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park (formerly known as Ulm Pishkun) offers visitors ...
Location ID: #10157134
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Madison County Fairgrounds has lots to do for everyone. This is a place for family fun. Local events happening all summer and fall such as a car cruise, rodeos, auctions, softball games, soccer, floating parade, ropings, pennings, gun shows, dog ...
Twin Bridges Fairgrounds
Location ID: #10010310
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Madison County Fairgrounds has lots to do for everyone. This is a place for family fun. Local events happening all summer and fall such as a car cruise, rodeos, auctions, softball games, soccer, floating parade, ropings, pennings, gun shows, dog ...
Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Bridge
Location ID: #773
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This bridge is located in a region with few surviving metal truss bridges. However, this bridge would be noteworthy anywhere as a multi-span pin-connected Parker highway truss bridge. Montana used to have a lot of large (yet often lightweight) ...
Location ID: #116
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This lake is used for power boating, water skiing, and fishing. Boat ramps are located at Bad Medicine Campground and Dorr Skeels Campground. Private property surrounds much of the lake. Elevation is 2300', and the best season for use of this lake ...
Location ID: #772
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Troy, the lowest point in Montana at 1,892 feet above sea level, is located on the banks of the Kootenai River, at the base of the Cabinet and Purcell Mountains. Take the easy to walk nature trail at Ross Creek Scenic Area, home to a grove of giant, ...
Canton Church
Location ID: #711
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St. Joseph's Catholic Church, known today as the Canton Church was built in 1875-1876 by the first pioneers in Montana's Canton Valley representing many faiths. The church became Montana Territory's seventh church.
It began as a community center ...
Location ID: #10011165
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These mountains cover roughly 3200 square miles. Sacagawea Peak with 9665 feet is the tallest mountain in the Big Belt Mountains, other high peaks are Naya Nuki Peak, Hardscrabble Peak, Mount Edith, and Mount Baldy. In this mountain range you will ...
Location ID: #10104215
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The friendly community of Townsend anchors the southern end of Canyon Ferry Reservoir in the heart of great hunting and fishing country. Self-guided tours through historic mining and scenic areas in the Elkhorn and Big Belt mountains invites one to ...
Location ID: #10104191
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Toston sits on the banks of the Missouri River in between Helena and Three Forks on US Highway 287. Toston provides ready access to the Missouri. The stretch of river between Three Forks and Townsend has become popular as anglers have discovered the ...
Location ID: #10157236
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The old Terry High School is one of the best preserved 1920’s era brick school buildings in the state. To be fair, the Deer Lodge High School, the Troy & Alberton High Schools and the Glendive’s Washington Middle School are all great 1920’s era ...
Location ID: #10087156
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Terry Badlands Wilderness Study Area is located three miles northwest of Terry, north of the Yellowstone River. Access to the scenic overlook is by a westbound dirt road directly off "The Big Sky Backcountry Byway" Highway 235 or by way of the ...