Near Brockway in McCone County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)
Brockway, Montana
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 17, 2019
1. Brockway, Montana Marker
Inscription.
Brockway, Montana. . In 1910, the three Brockway brothers filed on adjoining homesteads along the fertile Redwater River near here. A small trading center on brother James's homestead provided supplies and other services to their neighbors. by 1913, the settlement's importance to the area had grown enough to justify opening a post office, About that time, the Great Northern Railway announced plans, which did not materialize, to build a line across central Montana and surveyed the current Brockway town site. The town became a thriving community with over 20 businesses. Brockway built a high school in 1916 and was in the running for the county seat of what is now McCone County. In celebration of a herd of dairy cows arriving in 1918, one of eastern Montana's oldest and best rodeos, the Brockway Dairy Day Rodeo was established. The Northern Pacific Railway's Redwater branch line reached the town in 1928. Brockway's economy boomed as it became a major livestock shipping point reaching number one in the U.S. in 1934. The small town even boasted a drive-in theater that operated from 1950 to 1962. Brockway is now a peaceful frontier community, proud of its past and optimistic about its future.
In 1910, the three Brockway brothers filed on adjoining homesteads along the fertile Redwater River near here. A small trading center on brother James's homestead provided supplies and other services to their neighbors. by 1913, the settlement's importance to the area had grown enough to justify opening a post office, About that time, the Great Northern Railway announced plans, which did not materialize, to build a line across central Montana and surveyed the current Brockway town site. The town became a thriving community with over 20 businesses. Brockway built a high school in 1916 and was in the running for the county seat of what is now McCone County. In celebration of a herd of dairy cows arriving in 1918, one of eastern Montana's oldest and best rodeos, the Brockway Dairy Day Rodeo was established. The Northern Pacific Railway's Redwater branch line reached the town in 1928. Brockway's economy boomed as it became a major livestock shipping point reaching number one in the U.S. in 1934. The small town even boasted a drive-in theater that operated from 1950 to 1962. Brockway is now a peaceful frontier community, proud of its past and optimistic about its future.
Location. 47° 18.162′ N, 105° 46.08′ W. Marker is near Brockway, Montana, in McCone County. It is on Montana Route 253 at milepost 46 near 2nd Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Brockway MT 59214, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American Mountain West, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, on the prairies, on the Great Plains, and specifically on the Northern Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Ruperts Land and also the Louisiana Purchase.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 6, 2019. It was originally submitted on December 6, 2019, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 1,057 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on December 6, 2019, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
