The first discovery of gold in Montana was in 1852 on what is now Gold Creek about twenty miles north of Deer Lodge. Pan and sluice mining of gold by James and Granville Stuart, in 1860, attracted other prospectors to...Read more >
During the 1800’s the land near present-day Big Timber, Montana was somewhat of a cross roads for the Indians of the region. The first white men know to be in the area were William Clark and his Corps of Discovery. ...Read more >
Long before Lewis and Clark arrived in the area, the Native Americans referred to the Gallatin Valley as “The Valley of Flowers”. Although the Valley was claimed by the Blackfoot, it is said that it was recognized by all Indians...Read more >
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