Deer Lodge in Powell County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)
Deer Lodge Post Office
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 10, 2013
1. Deer Lodge Post Office Marker
Long distance service was provided by private stage line from Kansas, taking 22 days to cover the 1900 mile route. Eventually, the steamboat and stage were replaced by trains, trucks, and planes.
In 1938, this building was dedicated as the new Deer Lodge Post Office. As part of the New Deal program, Verona Burkhard was commissioned by the federal Public Works of Art Project to paint a mural inside the post office. The painting depicts early prospectors and Deer Lodge pioneers Granville Stuart and his brother James. Mount Powell dominates the background.
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Location. 46° 23.844′ N, 112° 44.139′ W. Marker is in Deer Lodge, Montana, in Powell County. It is on Main Street (Business Interstate 90) south of Milwaukee Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Marker is located on the sidewalk, directly in front of the subject Deer Lodge Post Office building, just to the right of the main front entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 510 Main Street, Deer Lodge MT 59722, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in andspecifically outhwest Montana, in Gold West Country, in Mining Country. It is also in the American Mountain West and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor. Globally, it is in North America, the Rocky Mountains, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land and also the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Safeway (within shouting distance of this marker); Masonic Lodge (within shouting distance of this marker);
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 10, 2013
2. Deer Lodge Post Office Marker (wide view; marker visible just to the right of the entrance)
More about this marker. Marker is a large laser-printed metal plaque, mounted horizontally on a waist-high metal post.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 10, 2013
3. Deer Lodge Post Office Cornerstone (located near marker)
4. Deer Lodge Post Office Mural
Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, July 13, 2009
5. Deer Lodge Post Office Marker
Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, July 4, 2025
6. Deer Lodge Post Office Mural
"James and Granville Stuart Prospecting in Deer Lodge Valley--1858" painted by Verona Burkhard in 1939.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 1, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 7, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 290 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 7, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 5, 6. submitted on July 22, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
