Montana History

It's Women's History Month! To celebrate here are 3 remarkable Cowgirls who rode their way to the history books.

Thomas Francis Meagher was a lawyer, a high-ranking soldier, a felon, and perhaps a bit of a drunkard. He died under mysterious circumstances in Fort Benton in 1867.

Believe it or not, there was once a time when communism had a foothold in Montana—specifically in one small part of the state known as "The Red Corner."

Discover the stories of infamous cowboys who influenced the Wild West. Here, we highlight three legendary cowboys from Montana.

Our state has a few.

You can book a tour of Montana's oldest church and learn about its storied history.

There's no way Montana had sundown towns, right?

How many of these weird household items from the 1970s can you identify?

Prostitution has been illegal in Montana since 1917, yet somehow this Helena bordello in Last Chance Gulch operated openly for 56 more years.

Uncover the intriguing tale of how a former firefighter from Sweden revolutionized Montana's dining scene with the pork chop sandwich.

The numbers 3-7-77 have been on Montana Highway Patrol vehicles since 1956, with a connection to the Montana Vigilantes. Are the numbers the dimensions for a grave? A secret Masonic meaning? Or something else?

Miners, railroaders, trappers, and homesteaders all played a part in creating Montana's most unique town names.