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Nelson Story and the Ives Hanging in Montana Pioneering Legacy
A profile of Nelson Story Sr. recounts his 60 plus years shaping Gallatin County Montana, from Texas longhorn cattle drives to founding the Gallatin Valley Bank. It details his role in the George Ives hanging at Summit City in 1863, his frontier leadership, and the dangers faced as he helped establish Montana’s early cattle and mining industries.
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Ohio
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Mr. Story
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John Bozeman
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George Ives
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Summit
Bitter Root
Virginia City
Nichola Tabault
Stinkingwater
Robert Dempsey
Colonel Sanders
Robert Hereford
Ives
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Benjamin Ezekial
Tabault
Alex Carter
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Bill Hunter
Charles Brown
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Klondyke
Helena
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