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Fort Benton
About this book
Fort Benton, the head of navigation on the Missouri River, is known as the Birthplace of Montana. Its history spans every era in Montanas development. Founded in 1846 as a fur-trading post, it is Montanas oldest continuous settlement. Arrival of the first steamboats and completion of the Mullan Road in 1860 heralded the steamboat era, bringing gold seekers, merchant princes, scoundrels, soldiers, North West Mounted Police, and eventually women and children to the wild frontier. Then came the railroads, open-range ranching, and homesteaders by the thousands. Today Fort Benton serves the agricultural Golden Triangle and presents its colorful history through cultural tourism.
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Table of contents
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- One - NATURE’S HIGHWAY ON THE UPPER MISSOURI
- Two - FROM PELTS TO ROBES THE FUR TRADE ERA
- Three - GOING TO THE MOUNTAINS STEAMBOATS AND OVERLAND FREIGHTING
- Four - GOLDEN YEARS BUILDING THE TOWN
- Five - CHICAGO OF THE PLAINS HISTORIC BUILDINGS, COLORFUL CHARACTERS
- Six - TWO HISTORIC GEMS GRAND UNION AND FORT BENTON BRIDGE
- Seven - VENICE ON THE MISSOURI THE GREAT FLOOD OF 1908
- Eight - FROM BISON TO BEEF AND WHEAT AGRICULTURAL ERA
- Nine - REMEMBERING THE PAST CELEBRATING FORT BENTON HISTORY
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- INDEX
- ABOUT THE RIVER AND PLAINS SOCIETY
