It was opened by tom vanek in march of 2003, and has been a success since that day. Were open whenever the weather permits and always eager to have visitors. Beargulch is an incredibly wellpreserved pictograph and petroglyph site located in the heart of big sky country. Guide to fergus county, montana ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records. We invite you to orient yourself by taking a guided tour or by reading through this introduction and exploring the site on your own. Lemmas with a bent awn barely surpassing if at all the glume tips, callus hairs 12 the lemma length, sometimes less lavin in lesica 2012.
Big springs hatchery near lewistown, fergus county, montana. We have posted much of the material as pdf files, which can be viewed and printed with adobe acrobat reader. Little montana truckstop grass range, mt gas station. Browse photos, see new properties, get open house info, and research neighborhoods on trulia. For you folks who love history, we thought you should know there is a great 552 page book complied by the grass range history committee. The grass range social characteristics data of 57 households, which make up 0. Shop arcadia publishing to find the best history books about the state of montana. Montana to bring you this carefully selected collection of the states premier hikesmany of which have never appeared in any hiking guide. With outstanding scenery as the primary criteria, each richly rewarding hike offers the opportunity to see wildlife, oldgrowth.
It was formed out of parts of park, meager, and yellowstone counties. History of montana, 17391885 the online books page. One of the first historic sites i visited in montana was the madison buffalo jump state park. Geological survey federal center box 25425 denver, co 80225 library of congress cataloging in publication data mineral resources of the terry badlands wilderness study area, prairie and custer counties, montana. View the number and percentages of married and divorced residents 15 years and older, including 33. Montana hiline, history and great northern railroad books. A montana alphabet discover america state by state. Much of the range is covered by the beaverheaddeerlodge national forest. Grass range is east of lewistown in the foothills of the snowy mountains. Fully twenty percent of the text is new or revised, incorporating the results of new research and new interpretations dealing with pre history, native american studies, oral history, and recent political history.
Little montana truckstop grass range, mt, grass range, montana. Much of montana s western boundary is marked by the crest of the lofty bitterroot range, part of the rocky mts. Yet it was also a college townbars, music, cheap eatsas home to montana state university. Mhs press book titles books from montana historical. List of books and articles about montana history online research. The montana historical society research center holds the nations largest collection of published materials pertinent to the study of montanas history. Grass range, mt free public records criminal arrests. Grass range school located in grass range, montana mt. Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations. The primary coordinate point for grass range is located at latitude 47. From 19101920 parts of sweet grass county were taken to form stillwater, wheatland and golden valley counties.
Grass range ranks in the lower quartile for diversity index when compared to the other cities, towns and census designated places cdps in montana. Sweet grass county, montana genealogy and history presented. Distribution, range use and population characteristics of mule deer associated with the schafer creek winter range, bridger mountains, montana. And douglas lorain has hiked it corner to corner in 100 classic hikes. The town was probably named from the fact livestock graze here. The three ghosts of sumatra, montana mighty casey baseball. Red represents indian heritage and the blood of the ancestors, green stands for springtime and spring grass, yellow for. Hooked bristlegrass, rough bristlegrass, bristly foxtail setaria verticilliformis. I have spent many days reading about montana and its people as described in this book and can only imagine what it was like during the fur trade and early steamboat days here in. According to the united states census bureau, the town has a total area of 0. Copper smelting boom town on the western frontier by patrick f. If you go to amazon and type in montana history youll come up with more than 100 pages of books. From the peaks of the continental divide to the expanse of its eastern prairie, montana contains some of americas richest wildlife habitat. That ancient propertyin use for an estimated 2000 years before the last kill c.
Score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. The most pleasant months of the year for grass range are june, august and july. The grass range alumni list on this page come from a variety of sources. Wilderness guide and author don thomas offers a series of personal ecological reflections on subjects as grand as the grizzly, as controversial as the wolf and as obscure as the upland plover. Publications available under range resources and pasture resources on the national nrcs range and pasture web site. A post office has been in operation in grass range since 1883. If you cannot access a resource or service please contact our library staff at 4064443115. The axolotl lakes wilderness study area, managed by the bureau of land management, is in the northern part of the gravelly range. Discover grass range, montana with the help of your friends. The intermountainfoothill grassland ecosystem is a mosaic of private and public land that extends from the glaciated flathead river valley to the north, south to the centennial valley, and east to the little belt foothills, where some of montanas most diverse fish and wildlife habitats remain. Grass range is a town in fergus county, montana, united states. Open 363 days a year 6am to 10pm closed on thanksgiving and christmas.
A short drive will take you to the headwaters of fort peck reservoir and the picturesque. Areas of greatest concentration include montana history, western history, hunting and fishing, native american studies and contemporary works, and regional writers. Much of montanas western boundary is marked by the crest of the lofty bitterroot range, part of the rocky mts. A history of its discovery and settlement, social and commercial progress, mines and miners, agriculture and stockgrowing, churches, schools and societies, indians and indian wars, vigilantes, courts of justice, newspaper press, navigation, railroads and statistics, with histories of counties, cities, villages and mining camps. The listing of alumni from grass range, mt includes graduates from 2 schools. Each of those pages has 12 books listed on it, so that means there are at least 1,200 montana history books selling on that one site alone. Grass range, montana is the 18,238th largest city in the united states as of 2018. Fergus county, montana genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. Bozeman historical society montanas historic landscapes. Grass range area historical earthquake activity is slightly below montana state average. High school alumni in grass range, montana mt class. The volumes editors carefully selected topics that range across two centuries from the fur trade to power deregulation and expose montanas cultural and. Find homes for sale and real estate in grass range, mt. The montana the magazine of western history index offers the perfect place to begin indepth research into almost any montana history topic.
Mineral resources of wilderness study areas eastern montana. According to one book on montana history, the tricity area of sumatra, ingomar, and vananda could shear 6,000 sheep in a single day a valuable commodity to the us army as it outfitted soldiers bound for europe to help finish world war i. One of the worst chapters in montana history, the north butte mining disaster of. A guide to over 260 graminoids grasses and grasslike plants inhabiting cropland, pasture, and range in montana and the west. To filter results, select a grass range, mt high school using the links to the right. In grass range, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 7085. View the number and percentages of married and divorced residents 15 years and older, including 33 families with and without children. July is the hottest month for grass range with an average high temperature of 83.
Montana s very name is derived from the spanish word montana, meaning mountain country. Building out the definitive list of the best books where montana plays a key role in the book or authors life. Grass range, mt real estate grass range homes for sale. Mhs press book titles books from montana historical society. Buy a history of montana by helen fitzgerald sanders online at alibris. Were an independent nonprofit that provides parents with indepth school quality information. The montana department of natural resources and conservation dnrc, and its conservation and resource development division, carries out the purposes of the montana grass conservation act, serving as an advisory capacity to the department of state lands and the boards of county commissioners in counties where grazing districts are located. List of books and articles about montana history online. Discover librarianselected research resources on montana history from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals. Bear gulch pictographs is located 23 miles southeast of lewistown, montana, and 17 miles southwest of grass range in the foothills of the beautiful little snowy mountains at 2649 fairview road in forest grove, mt. The montana state library makes every effort to ensure that everyone may access the resources of our library including online resources through our website. The gravelly range is located in southwest montana, about 10 miles southwest of ennis, montana. The maps section of the toolbar contains printable pdf files of blank montana maps to download and print.
Mineral resources of the terry badlands wilderness study. Bozeman, the county seat of gallatin county, was one of my favorite montana towns during the 19841985 survey. Hooked bristlegrass, rough bristle grass, bristly foxtail setaria verticilliformis. Grass rangearea historical earthquake activity is slightly below montana state average. In 1864, vast herds of buffalo roamed the northern shortgrass prairie and.
The montana historical society research center holds the nations largest collection of published materials pertinent to the study of montana s history. Score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Jun 05, 20 there are many great montana history books out there to choose from, perhaps too many. Montana mint the greatest website north of wyoming.
Montana association of state grazing districts montana. A general history is given but the name of the fort is omitted, leaving me to believe the author probably omitted other pertinent details within the books 67 pages. The town was probably named from the fact livestock graze here geography. Archer introduction on january 16, 2001, the montana house of representatives committee on agriculture convened to hear testimony on a bill proposing to clarify the reach of the montana. The montana mint is proud to bring to you the greatest books ever written about montana. A history of two centuries first appeared in 1976 and immediately became the standard work in its field. History of grass range and southeastern fergus county, montana compiled by grass range history committee this is a hardback book of about 8 12 x 11 x 2 that took nearly five years of searching for information and compiling. In some ways, it was still a cowtown, a commercial center for the hundreds of surrounding ranches in gallatin county. The most successful farmers also raised sheep on their ranches. A history of montana by helen fitzgerald sanders alibris. The main collection consists of books, pamphlets, posters, musical scores and periodicals principally related to montana with supporting materials from neighboring states and provinces.
Fully twenty percent of the text is new or revised, incorporating the results of new research and new interpretations dealing with prehistory, native american studies, oral history, and recent political history. Public and private land ownership maps home montana. There are many great montana history books out there to choose from, perhaps too many. The three ghosts of sumatra, montana posted on august, 2015 by paul proia in melstone, route 12 is known as railroad avenue even though a railroad hasnt run through the tiny montana town in more than 30 years. First published in 1939, this nostalgic guide includes chapters on montanas natural setting, history, economy, and cultural life as of half a century ago, plus separate entries for billings, butte, great falls, helena, and missoulawhich at the time boasted four hotels and fivecent bus fares. For readers young and old, bold women in montana history proves what. A judicial and legislative struggle to balance tradition and modernization in an evolving west ryan m. This website is rich in resources for teaching and learning about montana history.
This western montana ecosystem has more wildlife communities than any. The selections range from prewhite indian days to the present, and, taken as a whole, they offer a through eight chapters and over 800 pages, 150 writers present scores of myths, stories, poems, essays, and journals that document montanas significant literary tradition. Published by the montana historical society since 1951, montana the magazine of western history contains articles that showcase the people, places, and events that shaped the state and the western region. Native american history montana montanas historic landscapes. A great introduction to a wide range of some of montanas most. There then follow, in the wpa guide tradition, 18 tours that crisscross the state and point out. Grass range school grass range, montana mt greatschools. Montanas very name is derived from the spanish word montana, meaning mountain country. Easton, indexer and compiler montana the magazine of western history.
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