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Fort Benton Montana once great fur trade hub to diversify crops
The article recalls Fort Benton as a historic Missouri River trading post with the American Fur Company era, Meagher’s death, and its decline after river traffic ended. It highlights Chouteau county's rise in corn and wheat production, livestock farming, and modern agriculture. It notes local figures like Aaron Hadwin and J C Paugh praising corn prizes and yields.
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Montana
Northwest
Fort Benton
Chouteau County
American Fur Company
Rocky Mountain
Fort Denton
Bent
Colorado
Hudson’s Bay Company
Upper
Missouri
St. Louis
Alexander Culbertson
Missouri River
Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico
West
Thomas Francis Meagher
Rocky Mininui
Diamond R
Canada
Utah
Indian Agencies
Army
Great Falls
Helena
Des
Aaron Hadwin
United States
J. C. Paugh
Chouteau
Mont
Paugh
Highwood Mountains
F. W. Stranahan