Fromberg in Carbon County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)

Fromberg Methodist-Episcopal Church

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 17, 2020

1. Fromberg Methodist-Episcopal Church Marker

Inscription. The first Protestant services in the Clarks Fork Valley were held in 1897. The Reverend John G. Clark of Red Lodge officiated in a company boardinghouse tent at the nearby coal mining town of Gebo. By 1905, the growing congregation needed a more permanent location, and the thriving town of Fromberg was chosen as the logical site. On donated land, local contractor Charles Darnall began construction of Fromberg’s first church in April 1907. When Darnall abruptly left town, a force of volunteers completed the building in January 1908. By 1911, the new church was paid for, and a special service was held to burn the mortgage notes. A gabled roof, Gothic windows, and a steeple with square tower and open belfry furnish the clapboard building with an unpretentious elegance that reflects vernacular church designs of the era. In 1921-1922, a Craftsman style addition expanded the church. Paid for with funds raised by the Ladies’ Aid and built with volunteer labor, the new wing included an office, study room, and social room. The south room of the addition soon opened as a library, making the church’s book collection available to the

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public. Now the United Methodist Church, the building graces Fromberg’s streetscape, representing the collective efforts and community spirit of its pioneer congregation.

Erected by Montana Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Religion & Religious Structures.

Location. 45° 23.559′ N, 108° 54.554′ W. Marker is in Fromberg, Montana, in Carbon County. It is on Montana Avenue near School Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 198 Montana Avenue, Fromberg MT 59029, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Montana’s Yellowstone 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 7 miles of this marker, measured

Fromberg Methodist-Episcopal Church and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 17, 2020

2. Fromberg Methodist-Episcopal Church and Marker

The marker is on a stand of the left of the entrance.

as the crow flies: Dr. Theodore J. Benson House (a few steps from this marker); Samuel and Jennie Greenblatt Residence (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); John Gibson House (about 400 feet away); A Monument to Carbon County: The Fromberg Bridge (about 800 feet away); Northern Pacific Railroad Depot (about 800 feet away); The Pryor Mountains (approx. 3.8 miles away); The Pryor Mountains and Raptor Country (approx. 3.8 miles away); The Corey House (approx. 6.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fromberg.

Fromberg Methodist-Episcopal Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 17, 2020

3. Fromberg Methodist-Episcopal Church

Credits. This page was last revised on July 23, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 15, 2021, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 231 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 15, 2021, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.