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19 historical markers in Montana

C.L. Dahler House

Virginia City, MT

Two small houses shared this choice corner location in 1866, but after 1875, photographs reveal the unmistakable steeply pitched roof and...

Cole / Batten House

Virginia City, MT

This early home, built circa 1868 by C. E. Hill, was reputedly the site of Virginia City’s first Chinese wedding.

Conrey Place

Virginia City, MT

During Virginia City’s mid-1860s boom, residences and businesses crowded along Cover Street.

Doncaster Round Barn: "Round Barn at Twin Bridges"

Twin Bridges, MT

Noah Armstrong established Doncaster Stable in Twin Bridges to take advantage of the Jefferson River Valley's ample water and rich soil.

F.R. Merk Block

Virginia City, MT

Gold dust was the common currency when George Higgins built this sturdy “fire-proof stone” business block circa 1866.

Finney House

Nevada City, MT

Construction layers of this original homestead tell much of Nevada City’s “boom and bust” history.

George E. Gohn House

Virginia City, MT

The Beaverhead Saloon stood here in 1864 when this part of town was the commercial center.

J.S. Rockfellow House

Virginia City, MT

The “finest house in Montana Territory” was completed in time for the wedding reception of prominent Virginia MT NATIONAL REGISTER SIGN...

Leander Frary House

Virginia City, MT

Dentist-turned-miner Leander W. Frary came to Virginia City with the gold rush to try his luck.

Lewis / Mc Kay House

Virginia City, MT

J. M. Lewis built two small frame dwellings and two others to the east atop this terraced ridge in 1864.

Methodist Church

Virginia City, MT

The Methodists established Virginia City’s first church at Jackson and Cover Streets in 1864.

Metropolitan Meat Market

Virginia City, MT

George Gohn was one of the first to arrive at Alder Gulch in 1863, where he and Conrad Kohrs set up a meat market in a log cabin.

Pfouts and Russel (Rank's Drug-Old Masonic Temple)

Virginia City, MT

Paris Pfouts, Vigilante president and Virginia City’s first mayor, was instrumental in laying out the town.

Pony Public School

Pony, MT

This fine Neo-classical style building represents Pony’s most affluent period, when area mines produced significant wealth.

Raymond House

Virginia City, MT

Eighteen-year-old Winthrop Raymond arrived in Virginia City from Missouri in 1865.

Samuel Word House

Virginia City, MT

A central stone room with an open fireplace is the oldest part of this dwelling, probably built by D. A. G. Floweree in 1864.

Territorial Governor's Mansion

Virginia City, MT

When President Grant named Benjamin F. Potts of Ohio governor of the Territory of Montana in 1870, it was to this modest home that the...

Thexton House

Virginia City, MT

A steeply pitched roof and windows with pointed arches reveal Gothic Revival style influence in this finely-crafted 1884 residence, built...

William O'Brien House

Sheridan, MT

William O’Brien arrived in the gold-mining and ranching town of Sheridan, Montana, in 1881 and began selling liquor from a small...

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