This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
50th Anniversary of Northwest Transcontinental Railroad
A sweeping historic account traces the Northern Pacific’s 1864 charter to link Lake Superior and the Pacific, detailing construction from Thomson Minnesota to Gold Creek Montana, clashes with Sioux and Crow, frontier towns like Miles City and Billings, and the joining near Gold Creek in 1883 with Henry Villard presiding. The narrative recalls Fort Keard, Coulson, Helena, Mullan Pass, and the dramatic westward expansion shaping the Northwest’s opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwest
Chester A. Arthur
Lake Superior
Pacific
America
Northern Pacific
Congress
Lincoln
Thomson
Carlton
Minn
West
Kalama
Wash
Tacoma
Brainerd
Red River
Dakota Prairies
Western
Bismarck
Missouri
Montana
Yellowstone
Red Cloud
D. S Stanley
7Th Cavalry
G. A. Custer
Glendive Creek
17Th Infantry
E. P. Pearson
Custer
Tongue River
Missouri River
Mantan
Man Dan
T. L. Rosser
Heart
Knife
North Dakota
Mandan
Glendive
Miles City
Fort Keard
Billings
Josephine
Coulson
Helena
Livingston
Northern Pacific Survey
Bridger Range
Bozeman
Gallatin Valley
John Cowan
Mother Earth
Mount Felena
Rockies
Mullan Pass
Rocky Mountains
Butte
Silver Bow
Deer Lodge
Hellgate
Missoula
Clark Fork
Columbia
Montana Territory
Walluna
Columbia River
Washington Territory
Gold Creek
Hellcate Canyon
Henry Villard
Jelne
Hudson Bay Company
Minnetonka
Mont
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