101 ► Montana, Yellowstone County, Billings, South Side — St. Vincent Healthcare — The Sisters of Charity Arrive —

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

102 ► Montana, Yellowstone County, Billings, South Side — Steamboat City on the River — Coulson Bypassed by Railroad —

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

103 ► Montana, Yellowstone County, Billings, South Side — Swift and Company Building —

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

104 ► Montana, Yellowstone County, Billings, South Side — 46 — Teddy Roosevelt Visits the Depot - 1918 — Historic Montana Avenue —

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

105 ► Montana, Yellowstone County, Billings, South Side — The College Life — Billings' Universities —

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

106 ► Montana, Yellowstone County, Billings, South Side — The Fight or Flight of the Nez Perce —

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

107 ► Montana, Yellowstone County, Billings, South Side — The Great Montana Centennial Cattle Drive Monument — 1889 - 1989 — Sculptors: Lyle E. Johnson, Dale E. Wood —

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

108 ► Montana, Yellowstone County, Billings, South Side — The Iron Horse Comes To Billings —

(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

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109 ► Montana, Yellowstone County, Billings, South Side — 43 — The McCormick Hotel - 1905 — Historic Montana Avenue —

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

110 ► Montana, Yellowstone County, Billings, South Side — 45 — The Northern Pacific Depot - 1909 — Historic Montana Avenue —

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

111 ► Montana, Yellowstone County, Billings, South Side — The People's Mansion — Home of the P.B. Moss Family —

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

112 ► Montana, Yellowstone County, Billings, South Side — 35 — The Selvidge/Babcock Building - circa 1925 — Historic Montana Avenue —

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

113 ► Montana, Yellowstone County, Billings, South Side — 36 — The Stockman Bar - circa 1945 — Historic Montana Avenue —

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

114 ► Montana, Yellowstone County, Billings, South Side — The Yellowstone River — The Lifeblood of the Plains —

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

115 ► Montana, Yellowstone County, Billings, South Side — Yukon Bar — Billings Old Town Historic District —

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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