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Historical Markers in Columbus, Montana

 
Clickable Map of Stillwater County, Montana and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Stillwater County, MT (16) Carbon County, MT (73) Golden Valley County, MT (4) Park County, MT (68) Sweet Grass County, MT (15) Yellowstone County, MT (155)  StillwaterCounty(16) Stillwater County (16)  CarbonCounty(73) Carbon County (73)  GoldenValleyCounty(4) Golden Valley County (4)  ParkCounty(68) Park County (68)  SweetGrassCounty(15) Sweet Grass County (15)  YellowstoneCounty(155) Yellowstone County (155)
Columbus is the county seat for Stillwater County
Columbus is in Stillwater County
      Stillwater County (16)  
ADJACENT TO STILLWATER COUNTY
      Carbon County (73)  
      Golden Valley County (4)  
      Park County (68)  
      Sweet Grass County (15)  
      Yellowstone County (155)  
 
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1 Montana, Stillwater County, Columbus — Bozeman Trail
The Bozeman Trail was located ten miles south of here. John Bozeman pioneered the trail in this area in July 1864. After crossing the Bighorn River eight miles below the opening of the Bighorn Canyon, he led his wagon train northwest to the . . . Map (db m4326) HM
2 Montana, Stillwater County, Columbus — Columbus
Columbus, located ten miles west of here, has a rich and colorful history. In 1874, whiskey trader Horace Countryman built a trading post a few miles west of the future site of Columbus. The Crow Reservation was then on the south side of the . . . Map (db m190922) HM
3 Montana, Stillwater County, Columbus — Jacobs House
Italian stonemason Michael Jacobs built this outstanding Eclectic style house for his family in 1907. Born Michelangelo Jacobucci, Jacobs apprenticed in Vinchiaturo, Italy, before joining his brother Gabriel in the United States circa 1878. The . . . Map (db m190743) HM
4 Montana, Stillwater County, Columbus — Park City
n 1878, a local farmer named Alonzo Young established a boat landing on the Yellowstone River several miles east of here. In addition to the boat landing, Young and his wife operated a stage station on the road to Coulson and Fort Keogh. In addition . . . Map (db m190926) HM
5 Montana, Stillwater County, Columbus — The Great Inland Seaway
For over sixty million years during the Cretaceous Period, much of eastern Montana was underwater, covered by an vast inland sea. As the Rocky Mountains formed to the west, it created a broad, flat coastal plain that was home to many different . . . Map (db m190925) HM
6 Montana, Stillwater County, Columbus — The March of the Montana Column
Fighting escalated between the Lake and Northern Cheyenne Indians and American miners and settlers in early 1876. Increasing pressure from non-Indians in the region, coupled with a desire by the Indians to live free on the northern Great Plains, . . . Map (db m190923) HM
7 Montana, Stillwater County, Columbus — The March of the Montana Column
Fighting escalated between the Lake and Northern Cheyenne Indians and American miners and settlers in early 1876. Increasing pressure from non-Indians in the region, coupled with a desire by the Indians to live free on the northern Great Plains, . . . Map (db m190928) HM
 
 
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Apr. 29, 2024