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

By Barry Swackhamer, August 5, 2022

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1 ► Montana, Madison County, Virginia City — Virginia City — Montana's Territorial Capital 1865-1875 —

In 1864 the U.S. Congress passed the Organic Act that created Montana Territory and provided a basic government structure for the new territory, including a territorial governor, secretary and three judges appointed by the president of the United . . . — — Map (db m209002) HM

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2 ► Montana, Broadwater County, Townsend — Thar's Gold in Them Thar Hills —

In 1864, prospectors discovered promising placer gold deposits in Confederate Gulch, named for their political sympathies during the Civil War. This led to a huge gold rush that brought thousands of people to the gulch and the discovery of some of . . . — — Map (db m141735) HM

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3 ► Montana, Cascade County, Great Falls — T.E. Collins Mansion —

Irish-born Timothy Collins followed the gold stampedes to Montana but soon turned to law and politics. For a time in the 1870s he was the only attorney practicing in Meagher County. Elected to the territorial legislature several times, Collins was a . . . — — Map (db m143677) HM

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