Views entering broadus, montana and a walk down park avenue towards cottonwood park. Broadus area historical earthquake activity is below montana state average. Visitors can stop by the powder river historical museum to admire the general store, the original county jail, frontier cabin, schoolhouse, antique cars and native american artifacts. Broadus and powder river county, montana is served by the powder river county district high school, which is part of the broadus public school system, district no. Broadus white pages phone books in montana mt whitepages. This website is rich in resources for teaching and learning about montana history. Bob fudge was the real deal when it comes to cowboys. Stories of the land companion website and online teachers guide. Discover librarianselected research resources on montana history from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more. Other than topography it is its rich history which has been bestowed to date. Oakwood lodge is located 25 miles west of broadus or approximately midway between ashland and broadus. Broadus is a town in and the county seat of powder river county, montana, united states.
Visitors can stop by the powder river historical museum to admire the general store, the original county jail, frontier. Search our online phone book to find phone numbers, addresses, and more. The failed powder river campaign and many other littleknown bits of history are only a detour away from highway 212 as it stretches from belle fourche, s. Score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Description, a history of the communities in powder river county, montana. Cover county histories of montana montana memory project. Powder river county, montana powder river county education, geography, and history.
Powder river historical museum and macs museum in broadus. Powder river congregational united church of christ. Also on the grounds of the museum, youll find macs museum a unique oneman collection of minerals. Powder river historical museum broadus 2020 all you need to. Each student spent weeks researching the history of a famous person. Web site designed and maintained by julie bilbrey site hosted by bilbrey web services. It contains many valuable historical collections, including photos and books, indian artifacts, vintage. Osnovni podaci drzava sjedinjene americke drzave savezna drzava montana okrug. Powder river county is a county located in the state of montana. Twin hearts ranch house and guest house located 18 miles south of broadus. Get to know your ancestors storiesthe lives they lived, their hardships and triumphs. Montana became a territory of united states of america in 1889.
North of broadus on montana highway 59 is another landmark of community, but one quite rare to find in todays west. Powder river historical museum broadus mt history museum in broadus, montana. Standing in front of this museum you will probably think. Browse the most recent broadus, montana obituaries and condolences. Imagine yourself sitting around a campfire in a small ranching town with the locals. No wonder visitors call it the best kept secret in small town museums. You are listening to some real western stories, and eating the beef that was raised by the people you are eating with. The montana state library makes every effort to ensure that everyone may access the resources of our library including online resources through our website. Archived issues are available in digital format from the library of congress chronicling america online collection. In addition to the high school, broadus public schools also operates an elementary and junior high school. Family trees are just not complete without the details available in.
Mountains, along highway 212 the route to the lewis and clark trail and pompeiis pillar, between the black hills, the battle of the little big horn custers last stand, yellowstone park and heading toward glacier national park, sits broadus, montana. Walter was a resident of broadus, montana at the time of passing. Shop arcadia publishing to find the best history books about the state of montana. Roeder in carrying forward the narrative to the 1990s. A history of its discovery and settlement, social and commercial progress, mines and miners, agriculture and stockgrowing, churches, schools and societies, indians and indian wars, vigilantes, courts of justice, newspaper press, navigation, railroads and statistics, with histories of counties, cities, villages. As an incentive for voters choosing broadus, margaret trautman promised a donation of 80 acres from her ranch to the town. List of books and articles about montana history online. Valley view cemetery in broadus, montana find a grave. Montana historical society museum directory museums usa. Building out the definitive list of the best books where montana plays a key role in the book or authors life. During his long colorful career bob fudge drove contract cattle herds from texas to the montana range, worked on several cattle ranches in montana and later settled in powder river country in southeastern montana.
Montana gained much popularity only after gold was discovered there in 1862. Websites edit edit source usgenweb powder river county, montana project. To continue operation of the montana historical society press, the states only scholarly book publishing house, which distributes some 10,000 copies of books on montana history and literature each year and which has won awards for quality and significance of its projects. Get to know the real possibility of aarp in broadus.
Find local broadus mt aarp programs and information. Especially liked the volumes of books that hold the historic history of those settlers that staked a claim in this part of mt. Learn about the history of our county and town for free. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading montana. Check out the beautiful powder river and little powder river near broadus. Discover more about your ancestors than names and dates in broadus newspapers. Broadus, the largest town, is the county seat of powder river county.
Hana has to deal with being a halfbreed werewolf and telepathic. Broadus je grad u americkoj saveznoj drzavi montana. Powder river congregational united church of christ home. Montana obituaries latest obituaries in broadus montana. A history of its discovery and settlement, social and commercial progress, mines and miners, agriculture and stockgrowing, churches, schools and societies, indians and indian wars, vigilantes, courts of justice, newspaper press, navigation, railroads and statistics, with histories of counties, cities, villages and mining camps. Zillow has 1 homes for sale in broadus mt matching. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Serving families in the miles city, forsyth, lame deer, broadus, circle, jordan and terry areas for three generations. We provide answers to over 2 million searches every day, helping 35 million users.
Improvement in our highways dusting off the old ones. We invite you to orient yourself by taking a guided tour or by reading through this introduction and exploring the site on your own. The maps section of the toolbar contains printable pdf files of blank montana maps to download and print. History of broadus, montana powder river chamber of. Explore this cemetery for graves, information and tombstones for names in valley view cemetery in broadus, montana, a find a grave cemetery. Attractions in broadus, montana powder river chamber of. The amount of history and artifacts in our local museum is amazing. Not because of the local things you will find in any small town museum, its like every were else. Powder river congregational united church of christ ucc, is a small church in broadus.
A history of two centuries first appeared in 1976 and immediately became the standard work in its field. Celebrate and remember the lives we have lost in broadus, montana. In 1920, broadus was chosen as the county seat of the newly established powder river county. Improvement in our highways it was not until about 1930 that oil or paved highways became a must in montana. Several communities have claimed the first oiled or paved highway in montana since city streets were paved long before highways were even being considered for paving. In 1918 publication of the broadus independent began, and is still published today, although it is now called the powder river examiner. The coalwood ladies aid society was established in 1915. This page shows only the 20 most recent obituaries in broadus, montana. Based on the 2010 census, the population was 1,743.
Family trees are just not complete without the details available in broadus newspapers. Powder river county sheriffs office a, broadus volunteer fire department b, wildlife museum c, macs museum d, powder river historical museum e, jesse ambulance service f. Powder river historical museum broadus mt home facebook. Above you can see panoramas of the powder river near broadus, montana. Powder river historical society po box 573 102 west wilson broadus, mt 59317 telephone. History is blessed by the fact that bob was especially good at relating. The big horn county historical society developed the big horn county historical. Top 10 books on montana history best book recommendations. Being a correct and impartial narrative of the chase, trial, capture, and execution of henry plummers road agent band, together with accounts of the lives and crimes of many of the robbers and desperadoes by thomas j. If you dont see the obituary or death record that you are looking for, use this form to search our entire database. The museum is located at the corner of park avenue and wilson street, one block north of the traffic light at the broadus town square. Our collection has such variety that there is something for every interest and taste. The museum was opened in june of 1988 at the location of the midland lumber company formerly the ye.
Between mile markers 84 and 85, turn south off highway 212 and go 3. Powder river historical museum broadus 2020 all you. Whitepages provides the top free people search and tenant screening tool online with contact information for over 250 million people including cell phone numbers and complete background check data compiled from public records, white pages and other directories in all 50 states. The rocky mountains, valleys and yellow rangeland would make you fall in love with montana. The greatest books ever written about montana montana mint. After losing her boyfriend after just finding out she was pregnant, siofra takes off on a crosscountry adventure. The montana mint is proud to bring to you the greatest books ever written about montana. Broadus is named after a rancher linked to powder river countys early cowboy days. All of the above is just a taste of what the powder river historical museum has to offer. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
Broadus real estate broadus mt homes for sale zillow. Powder river historical museum broadus 2020 all you need. Rosebud county history forsyth, montana multiple authors on. History is blessed by the fact that bob was especially good at relating stories of what hed seen and done throughout his time.
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