Fort Benton: Montana’s Oldest Town and Fort Heritage
Fort Benton, Montana’s oldest town, grew from fur trade posts to a Missouri River gateway. The piece recounts its founding in 1864 by the American Fur Company, its adobe walls, bastions, and bustling garrison, plus tales of Culbertson's relocation, early wagon routes, gold dust intrigue, and tense Indian trading ceremonies with the Blackfeet and other tribes.
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Fort Benton
Montana
Missouri River
American Fur Company
Wilderness
Fort Union
Yellowstone
Fort McKenzie
The
Marias
Fort Lewis
Iowa
Missouri
Teton Valley
of River
Alexander Culbertson
Culbertson
Highwood Mountains
Major Culbertson
Thomas H. Benton
St. Louis
Bear Paw Mountains
Silverthorne
W. F. Wheeler
Montana Historical Library
Helena
John Silverthorne
Major Owen
Fort Owen
Benetsee
Finlay
Rockies
Pacific
Benetsee Creek
Gold Creek
Major Culberson
Rocky Mountain
Fur Company
United States to Order Record Freight Cars and Locomotives
Government plans to place 100000 to 150000 freight car orders to ease railroad equipment shortages. At an estimated 2500 dollars per car the deal could reach about 350 million dollars for 100000 cars. Officials also consider orders for about 2000 locomotives as part of the expansion.
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United States
Goverment Railroad
Anton Holter Knighted by King Haakon of Norway
Anton M. Holter of Helena receives knighthood from King Haakon of Norway. The investiture at Helena was simple with S. E. Petersen of Great Falls and R. G. Belland assisting. Holter is celebrated in Norway as a distinguished American of Norwegian birth for his public service and generosity.
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Anton M. Holter
Montana
King Haakon OF
Norway
Holter
United States
Kingdom of
Pioneers
Helena
Homesteader Hero of the Air in Glasgow Visit
Captain Lindrop E. Brown, a veteran of the Royal Flying Corps and a former Valley county ranchman, returns to his Glasgow home on furlough. He became one of the first American aviators, later joined England in World War I, and now commands a flight with high praise for American aviation students and wartime chivalry.
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Lindrop E. Brown
Royal British Flying Corps
Valley County
Glasgow
Captain Brown
Wright Brrothers
United States
Canada
England
Brown
Lethbridge
Leutenant
Royal Flying Corps
Hug and kiss ruling ties ceremony to marriage
A New York judge ruled that a hug and kiss constituted a marriage ceremony. The decision awarded a woman her husband’s estate valued at over 50 000 dollars.
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New York
Fort Benton's Fort Began as Early Trade Hub
Matt Carroll and George Steel built a store and started the first business beyond the fort. A townsite was laid out in 1865 by Colonel W. W. Delhncy. Fort Benton became a military post in 1870 and the Northwest Fur Company left in 1877. The government briefly occupied the fort before decay, and in 1907 a bill by T. A. Cummings funded restoration. The ruins now sit in a public park with hopes for full restoration.
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Fort Benton
Fort la Barge
LaBarge, Harkness & Co
la Barge Company
Bannack
W. F. Sanders
Milk River
Snake Point
Shreveport
la Barge
G. Baker
American Fur Company
Hubpel, Hawley & Smith
Northwest Fur Company
Matt Carroll
Helena
George Steel
W. W. Delhncy
Hon. T. A. Cummings
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Forsyth Jurist
Belgium
Lusitania
America
Germany
Charles Crum
Fifth Judicial District
South America
Crum
Benedict Arnold
Kaiser William
Stewart
George W. Farr
Miles City
Farr
Associated Press
Judge Crum
Dan Muri
Rosebud County
Miss Snook
Harold McKenzie
Forsyth Schools
France
Great Falls Brick & Tile Co
Great Falls
1St National Bank
National Life Insurance
Company of Montana Legal Reserve Company
Daly Bank
Butte, Mont
Order of St
New York Harbor
Hores
Jersey
Liberty
New Jersey
Aldergulch
S. E. Petersen
Homestead
Wrights
Shorthorn Sale
Shorthorn Breeders’ Association
Mont
Harry L. Suns
Bozeman, Montana
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