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Entries Containing All of the Phrases «powell county» AND «montana»

This list will also include matches for inflectional* forms of the words.
 
by William S. H. Hamilton. Courtesy Bob Harris, Calumet Regional Archives, Indiana University N.W.
Marker detail: Box-cab engine under catenary lines c.1916
RANKED BY RELEVANCE
1 ► Montana, Powell County, Deer Lodge — Electrified Railroad — The Milwaukee Road —
On Main Street (Business Interstate 90) at Conley Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
The Anaconda Company’s Butte, Anaconda & Pacific Railway converted from steam to electric locomotives in 1914. Aware of Anaconda’s success, Milwaukee electrified its Rocky Mountain division between Harlowton through Deer Lodge to Avery, Idaho in . . . — — Map (db m127777) HM
2 ► Montana, Powell County, Deer Lodge — William K. Kohrs Memorial Library —
On Missouri Avenue at 5th Street, on the left when traveling east on Missouri Avenue.
Pioneer cattle baron Conrad Kohrs and his wife, Augusta, gave Powell County’s first public library building to the community of Deer Lodge in memory of their son, William, in 1902. William had gone to Columbia University in New York to study . . . — — Map (db m209646) HM

3 ► Montana, Powell County, Deer Lodge — The Old Montana Prison — Old Montana Prison —
On Main Street (Business U.S. 90) at Texas Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
Gold was discovered near Deer Lodge in 1862. Subsequent discoveries in Bannack and Virginia City prompted a gold rush that attracted men and women of both good and bad character. Thievery, lawlessness, and murder prevailed until vigilante groups . . . — — Map (db m127789) HM

4 ► Montana, Powell County, Deer Lodge — 1909 Last Spike Monument — The Milwaukee Road —
On Main Street (Business Interstate 90) at Conley Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
The last spike of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad’s (better known as the Milwaukee Road) Puget Sound Extension connecting Chicago to Seattle was driven near Gold Creek, Montana some 17 miles west of here on May 19, 1909. This . . . — — Map (db m127775) HM
 
 
  
 
    Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
 
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Nov. 13, 2026