Havre in Hill County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)

Havre

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 14, 2019

1. Havre Marker

Inscription. Cowpunchers, miners, and soldiers are tolerably virile person as a rule. When the went to town in the frontier days seeking surcease from vocational cares and solace in the cup that cheers it was just a well for the urbanites to either brace themselves or take to cover. The citizens of any town willing and able to he host city for a combination of the above diamonds in the rough had to be quick in the draw and use to inhaling powder smoke.
Havre came into existence as a division point when the Great Northern Railroad was built and purveyed pastime to cowboys, doughboys and miners on the side. It is hard to believe now, but as a frontier camp, she was will and hard to curry.

Erected by Montana Department of Transportation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 48° 33.393′ N, 109° 42.288′ W. Marker is in Havre, Montana, in Hill County. It is on U.S. 2 near 19th Avenue West, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1425 U.S Highway 2, Havre MT 59501, United States

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of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Montana’s Missouri River Country.

It is also in the American Mountain West

and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Havre Air Force Station (here, next to this marker); The Wahkpa Chu'gn Buffalo Jump (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Wahkpa Chu'gn Buffalo Jump (approx. 0.4 miles away); Boone/Dalrymple House (approx. 1.2 miles away); A.D. Smith House (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Atrium (approx. 1.2 miles away); Havre Post Office and Courthouse (approx. 1.2 miles away); St Mark's Espicopal (sic) Church (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Havre.

More about this marker. This marker is in the parking lot of the Best Western Havre Inn.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 14, 2019

2. Havre Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 14, 2019. It was originally submitted on November 14, 2019, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 373 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 14, 2019, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.