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Eliel Brothers and Dillon Milestone 1880s Birth
The Eliel Brothers helped found Dillon Montana with the Utah and Northern railroad arrival in 1880. They secured land rights, helped lay out Montana Street and Helena Avenue, and opened the first brick buildings. Dillon grew as Montana joined the Union in 1889 and railroads expanded. The Eliels expanded Eliel’s store through the decades and prepare a new quarter million dollar facility opening February 26.
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Dillon
Eliel
Montana
Utah and Northern
Eliel Brothers
Beaverhead County
Utah & Northern
Beaverhead Valley
Eliels
Butte
Richard Deacon
Deacon
Howard Sebree
Sim Estes
J. E. Morse
Lambert Eliel
Dillon Townsite Company
Helena
Sidney Dillon
Union Pacific Railroad
Eliel’s
Dillson
Sebree, Ferris & White
J. W. Walters
Northern Pacific
Great Falls
Billings
Livingston
Lewistown
Missoula
Harrison
Great Northern
Womens
Dillon Furniture Co
Center Street
Lamber Eliel