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Montana history and Big Timber rodeo announced
The article recalls Montana’s early exploration by the Verendryes Lewis and Clark and fur traders, notes gold strikes at Grasshopper Creek Alder Gulch Last Chance and Confederate, vigilantes, notable routes by Bozeman and Bridges, the Little Bighorn battle, Nez Perces Chief Joseph, cattle drives, the Anaconda mine near Butte, and Montana’s admission as a state on November 8 1889 with Helena as capital.
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James
Granville Stuart
Montana
Bannock
Virginia City
Helena
John Bozeman
Jim Bridges
Ft. Laramie
Territory of
George Custer
Little Big Horn
Nez Perces
Joseph
Anaconda
Butte
Marcus Daly
United States