Near Montana Avenue (Business Interstate 90) near North 23rd Street, on the right when traveling east.
St. Vincent Hospital, Billing's (sic) first hospital, opened in 1899. The Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth, Kansas organized the original hospital at the corner of Division Street and Broadwater Avenue. An early admissions book recorded patients . . . — — Map (db m168490) HM
Near Montana Avenue (Business Interstate 90) near North 23rd Street, on the right when traveling east.
The town of Coulson was founded along the north bank of the Yellowstone River in 1877. Residents named the community after the Coulson Steamboat Packet Company, hoping to prosper from expected steamboat traffic. The town hosted a post office, a . . . — — Map (db m168157) HM
On Minnesota Avenue near South 26th Street, on the left when traveling east.
Gustavus Swift of Sagamore, Massachusetts, founded a meat-packing company in 1850 that revolutionized the industry. His contributions included assembly-line processing, promotion of the safety of pre-cut and processed meat, and improvement and use . . . — — Map (db m165856) HM
On Montana Avenue (Business Interstate 90) near North 23rd Street, on the right when traveling east.
An address delivered at the depot by former President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt in 1918 drew the largest gathering in the history of Billings to that point. Roosevelt's address encouraged local enlistment in support of the United States war effort. . . . — — Map (db m166229) HM
Near Montana Avenue (Business Interstate 90) near North 23rd Street, on the right when traveling east.
Billings is home to two accredited colleges: Rocky Mountain College, a private liberal arts school, and Montana State University Billings, a state university.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN COLLEGE
Rocky Mountain College is a merger of . . . — — Map (db m168726) HM
On Montana Avenue (Business Interstate 90) near North 23rd Street, on the right when traveling east.
The Nez Perce (Nee-Me-Poo) National Historic Trail marks the path of U.S. soldiers pursuing Chief Looking Glass and Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce during the summer of 1877. Treaties forced bands of Nez Perce from their homes In Idaho and Oregon. . . . — — Map (db m168015) HM
On South 27th Street (State Highway 3) near 8th Avenue South.
This monument is dedicated to the men and women of Montana, past and present.
The Centennial Cattle Drive originated in Roundup Montana, September 4, 1989 with cattle herds numbering several thousand and riders from every corner of the state and . . . — — Map (db m166392) HM
Near Montana Avenue (Business Interstate 90) near North 23rd Street, on the right when traveling east.
(The marker is composed of three panels.) (Panel 1:)
1879, May
Frederick Billings becomes president of the Northern Pacific Railway. One of the original members of the NP Board of Directors, he had served as director for . . . — — Map (db m168492) HM
On Montana Avenue (Business Interstate 90) near North 25th Street, on the right when traveling east.
Built around 1900, the McCormick Hotel is a three-story gray brick building with raised patterns of buff-colored brick and cast stone window lintel keystones, reflecting elements of the Renaissance Revival style. The hotel was, for a time, the home . . . — — Map (db m166253) HM
On Montana Avenue (Business Interstate 90) near North 23rd Street, on the right when traveling west.
The depot was opened in 1909 for use by three railroad companies: the Northern Pacific, Great Northern, and Chicago, Burlington and Quincy. Designed in the Beaux Arts Eclectic style, the depot was designed by the Northern Pacific Railroad's chief . . . — — Map (db m166249) HM
Near Montana Avenue (Business Interstate 90) near North 23rd Street, on the right when traveling east.
The Moss Mansion Historic House Museum faces Division Street on the west edge of downtown Billings. Preston Boyd Moss, who moved to Billings in 1892, was a prominent civic leader who owned and operated the First National Bank, Billings Light and . . . — — Map (db m168304) HM
On Montana Avenue (Business Interstate 90) near North 28th Street, aka North Broadway, on the right when traveling east.
One of Billings' most devastating fires destroyed the original Babcock/Selvidge Building in June of 1919. After being completely rebuilt, the building housed various motor supply and automobile dealers including Hines Motor Supply Company and the . . . — — Map (db m166387) HM
On Montana Avenue (Business Interstate 90) near North 28th Street, aka North Broadway, on the right.
The Stockman Bar originally opened at 2805-2807 Montana Avenue in 1933. After the building was gutted by fire in 1943, the popular gathering place for cattlemen and locals was rebuilt on the adjacent lot at 2809-2811 Montana Avenue. — — Map (db m166315) HM
On Montana Avenue (Business Interstate 90) near North 23rd Street.
The origin of the Yellowstone River name came from early French fur traders who called it La Roche Jaune, the 'River of the Yellow Rock,' after the orange and yellow colored rimrocks rising from the river valley.
The Yellowstone River is led by . . . — — Map (db m168156) HM
On Minnesota Avenue near North Broadway, on the right when traveling east.
Once considered the “wrong side of the tracks,” Minnesota Avenue was known for its many bars, brothels, cigar stores, and Chinese restaurants. (Chinese districts often bordered red light districts, serving inexpensive food to the working . . . — — Map (db m165807) HM
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