Near Railroad Highway 0.2 miles west of South 8th Road, on the left when traveling west.
This homestead house was constructed around 1910 in Ballantine, Montana. The house features three rooms, no running water and no electricity. The bedroom and parlor were most likely added onto the one room structure. Like many initial homesteaders, . . . — — Map (db m309098) HM
The great plains of eastern Montana was home to thousands of
buffalo before Euro-American hunters nearly wiped them out in the
early 1800’s. The animals were central to the Indian lifeway. In the
dog days, hunters herded buffalo into corrals . . . — — Map (db m99063) HM
On Northern Avenue just east of Shopis Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Dedicated to the memory of: The Nine Military men killed and Seven seriously injured when a C-119 "Flying Box Car," crashed 10 miles East of Billings, Montana on November 18, 1952 while enroute from Great Falls, Montana to Denver, Colorado. With the . . . — — Map (db m252927) HM
Near Railroad Highway 0.2 miles west of South 8th Road, on the left when traveling west.
Before the advent of mechanized diggers, a farmer could only harvest as many potatoes that he could dig by hand. This mechanized digger, invented by Isaac Hoover, could harvest hundreds of bushels a day. It could dig the potatoes, sift and separate . . . — — Map (db m308974) HM
Near Railroad Highway 0.2 miles west of South 8th Road, on the left when traveling west.
This grader was invented by Rev. B.F. Shuart on the Hesper Farm just west of Billings, Montana about 1890. Shuart sold the Hesper Farm in 1892 to procure money to promote a “Short Grader” he had patented on the farm. He moved to Oberlin, Ohio and . . . — — Map (db m309099) HM
Near Railroad Highway 0.2 miles west of South 8th Road, on the left when traveling west.
Originally this building was built as a one room schoolhouse, large in comparison to other schoolhouses at the time. It was built in 1908, north of where it stands today. The building was sold and moved to this location in 1922 where it served as . . . — — Map (db m308897) HM
Near Railroad Highway 0.2 miles west of South 8th Road, on the left when traveling west.
This 16' x 20' Russian Style Barn was built by Jacob Baum in 1911. Made of cottonwood 2" x 4"s sawed by Charlie Kindmoth, the boards were laid flat for better strength. The structure was actively used as a livestock barn from 1911 to 1978 and was . . . — — Map (db m309154) HM
Near Railroad Highway 0.2 miles west of South 8th Road, on the left when traveling west.
The building to your left is a Russian style barn, a century-old reflection of Volga German homesteaders who came to this area at the beginning of the 20th century. The influence of Volga Germans on the Huntley Project is still felt today. Since . . . — — Map (db m309171) HM
Near Railroad Highway 0.2 miles west of South 8th Road, on the left when traveling west.
The Ruth Dredger was purchased in 1936 for $10,000 by The Huntley Project Irrigation District. It was used to dredge lateral ditches on the Huntley Project from 1936-1952. The dredger had a swinging boom that carried the buckets and could swing 90 . . . — — Map (db m308898) HM
Near Railroad Highway 0.2 miles west of South 8th Road, on the left when traveling west.
Germans settled in Russia’s Volga River Valley beginning in 1762, when Catherine the Great launched an aggressive campaign to increase agricultural production. She promised Germans freedom of religion, free land or cash grants to obtain farm . . . — — Map (db m309188) HM
Near Railroad Highway 0.2 miles west of South 8th Road, on the left when traveling west.
This museum tells the unique story of the Huntley Irrigation Project, founded over a hundred years ago and built with hard work and determination. This area was shared hunting grounds among Native Americans for centuries. The prairies . . . — — Map (db m308899) HM
Near Railroad Highway 0.2 miles west of South 8th Road, on the left when traveling west.
This building was located in Worden. It was here that William Fricke created wooden items for sale on his lathe and drill press during the 1930s and the 1940s. This is a wonderful example of the ingenuity of the settlers of the Huntley Project. . . . — — Map (db m309030) HM
