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Pioneers failed to found river metropolis at Musselshell mouth
A historic campaign to build a bustling town at the Musselshell river mouth failed. Promoters, rail and river interests clashed with Sioux resistance and market forces, as Musselshell and Fort Benton efforts faded after 1869 surveys for a military road and a fortified post.
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Musselshell’s Mouth
Montana
Missouri River
Musselshell River
Musselshell
Minnesota
Union Pacific
Corinne
Salt Lake
Missouri
Fort Benton
Lodge
Virginia City
Yellowstone
Helena
Rocky Mountain Wagon Co
Kerchival
Kerchival City
Big Muddy
Montana Hide & Fur Co
Camp Cooke
Hancock
Department of
Carroll
Clendennin