Montana
By: Alexa Snowden
some places you might want to go to!
Marth raye
Wilma Theater
Hotels to go to
After a 3 year renovation, which restored & upgraded both the interior & exterior grounds, the Hotel awaits your personal discovery. Just as Lewis & Clark in 1805 found the Bitterroot Valley to be a friendly respite in their journey, you will feel embraced by the unexpected touches & warm atmosphere. The rooms are graced with authentic period furnishings, Supreme Rest king & queen sized mattresses, covered by luxurious 100% cotton linens.
More History
In the early 1740s, much of the region was acquired by the U.S. from France as part of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. Before western Montana was obtained from Great Britain in the Oregon Treaty of 1846, American trading posts and forts had been established in the territory.
The major Indian Wars (1867–1877) included the famous 1876 Battle of the Little Big Horn, better known as “Custer's Last Stand,” in which Cheyenne and Sioux defeated George A. Custer and more than 200 of his men in southeast Montana.
Much of Montana's early history was concerned with mining, with copper, lead, zinc, silver, coal, and oil as principal products. Butte is the center of the area that once supplied half of the U.S. copper.
Read more: Montana: Map, History, Population, Facts, Capitol, Flag, Tree, Geography, Symbols http://www.infoplease.com/us-states/montana.html#ixzz3bpYGBz00
Fun facts
- Montana has the largest migratory elk herd in the nation.
- The state boasts the largest breeding population of trumpeter swans in the lower United States.
- At the Rocky Mountain Front Eagle Migration Area west of Great Falls more golden eagles have been seen in a single day than anywhere else in the country.
- North of Missoula is the largest population of nesting common loons in the western United States.
- The average square mile of land contains 1.4 elk, 1.4 pronghorn antelope, and 3.3 deer.
- The Freezeout Lake Wildlife Management Area contains as many as 300,000 snow geese and 10,000 tundra swans during migration.
- At Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge it is possible to see up to 1,700 nesting pelicans.
- The Montana Yogo Sapphire is the only North American gem to be included in the Crown Jewels of England.
- In 1888 Helena had more millionaires per capita than any other city in the world.
- 46 out of Montana's 56 counties are considered "frontier counties" with an average population of 6 or fewer people per square mile.
- At Egg Mountain near Choteau dinosaur eggs have been discovered supporting the theory some dinosaurs were more like mammals and birds than like reptiles.
More state facts
State flag: Montana flag
Tree: Ponderosa pine
Flower: Bitterroot
Rock: Sapphire and Montana agate
Fish: Cutthroat trout
Motto: Oro Y Plata
Song: Montana