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Montana Territory Created From Idaho In 1864
The article recalls how 57 years earlier Abraham Lincoln signed the bill establishing Montana as a U S territory carved from Idaho. It highlights Bannack as the early capital, Don Orem as a local speaker, and the drive by Edgerton and Sanders plus James Ashley to petition Congress for territorial status.
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Abraham Lincoln
Territory of
Montana
Idaho
Lewiston
Rockies
Capitol
Bitter Root Valley
Deer Lodge
Banmack
Hell Gate
Missoula
Alder Gulch
Bannack
Grasshopper Creek
Sky Pilot
Don Orem
Congress
Sidney D. Sidgerton
Wilbur F. Sanders
Edgerton
Ohio
Lincoln
Idaho Territory
Sanders
Plains
Lewistown
Washington
James N. Ashley
Ashley
House of Representatives
Committee of Territories
United States
Cox
Mr. Ashley
Mr. Cox
Mr. Bennett
Colorado
Judge Tilgerton
Virginia City
Territorial Fund
Ashley Montana
Judge Edgerton
Senate
House
Johnson
Grant
Territory
Territorial
Sidney J. Edgerton
Bannock
James M. Ashley
House Committee On Territories
Montana Territory