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Aug. 10th â€“Aug. 16th 2025
Montana
Stories, Photos & Fun!
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New
Chicago
Photo Courtesy NPS
Town Site of Cinnabar, Montana
In 1932, Yellowstone National Park increased in size by 7,609
acres to the north, on the west side of the Yellowstone River.
Most of what are called the â€œboundary landsâ€ was purchased
from willing owners; the rest was taken by eminent domain. But
the town of Cinnabar had been abandoned long before.
New Chicago, first called West
Chicago, was located on the
west bank of Flint Creek.
However, the town site was
established on the east side of
Flint Creek because this was
where the junction of the Mullan
Road and the road to
Philipsburg were located. In
other words, New Chicago was
established as a commercial
trade center.
The town had many amenities,
including a Post Office, of
which founder John A.
Featherman was the
postmaster. New Chicago also
included two hotels, two stores,
two saloons, a flour mill, a
telegraph station, several
stables, a stage station, and a
Wells Fargo office. In 1874, a
village school was built which
was later restored and currently
stands in Drummond. With the
arrival of the railroad to
Drummond (Edwardsville) in
August of 1883, the hopes and
dreams of New Chicago slowly
ceased to exist, as did the
town. â€“ Courtesy Philipsburg
Chamber of Commerce
Weird Montana Laws
The next time you head out to your
favorite fishing hole ladies, hereâ€™s a
good laugh for you. Married ladies
are only allowed to go fishing alone
on Sundays and single ladies arenâ€™t
allowed to go fishing alone at all!
Thankfully, these rules are of
course not enforced.
Itâ€™s also illegal to use a lasso to
catch a fish so donâ€™t try that either!
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Construction of the branch line from Livingston in 1883 made
Cinnabar a hub for passengers and freight until the last three
miles to the park entrance were built 20 years later. Nothing
remains of the town today except archeological evidence from
which something can be learned about the lives of its residents in
the late 1800s.
To prevent impacts to archeological resources during a native
plant restoration project planned for the boundary lands area, it
was necessary to document where such resources were located.
The Montana-Yellowstone Archeological Project (MYAP), a
collaboration between the University of Montana and the National
Park Service, surveyed about 3,000 acres and confirmed the
location of the Cinnabar depot, excavated the blacksmith shop,
and a likely foundation of a hotel. Historical artifacts on site
included a railroad sign and revolver bullets.
The MYAP team also documented sites with prehistoric
components, including a tipi ring cluster approximately 5,000
years oldâ€”one of the oldest known in the Northern Plains. They
identified a total of 18 stone circles and salvaged five prehistoric
fire pits that were eroding out of the banks of the Yellowstone
River downstream from Cinnabar. These were probably last used
by the Pelican Lake culture that lived there 2,000 years ago.Courtesy
of nps.gov
OUT AND ABOUT
Black Diamonds - Speaker
Series - Talk & Field Trip
Thursday, August 14, 2025
â€¢4:30PM 7:30PM
â€¢Carbon County Historical
Society & Museum (map)
August 14, 2025 at 4:30 PM
This is a Speaker Series & a
Field Trip! Please wear good
footwear and protective
clothing. Bottled water strongly
encouraged.
*FREE for Members *$5 for
General Admission *Personal
Transportation Required
Join author Robert Schalla as
he delves into the fascinating
story of Frank Avery Hall; an
entrepreneur from Wisconsin
who arrived in Montana in 1898
with the dream of building a
tourist railroad to Yellowstone
National Park. He later joined
forces with Billings civil engineer
Phillip M. Gallaher to build a rail
line to Cooke City, following the
Clarks Fork River...
More Details
Bonner Milltown History
Center
9397 MT-200 E, Bonner, MT
59823
(406) 540-4046
info@bonnermilltownhistory.org
The Mission of the Bonner
Milltown History Center and
Museum is to keep our local
area and timber heritage alive
for the enjoyment and education
of the public.
The Vision of the BonnerMilltown
History Center and
Museum is to inspire a sense of
place of a no-longer existing
company town by collecting,
preserving, and sharing the
areaâ€™s cultural heritage. The
major focus is stories of the mill,
its timberlands, community. Our
stories include, but are not
limited to employees, families,
transportation, religion,
recreation, women,
environment, and Native
American and minority-based
history as it relates to the
Bonner area.
Hours: Tues. 9 am - noon
coffee group meets (everyone
welcome) Wed.10am - 2 pm
public hours Fri. 10am - 2 pm
Roads and Rabbit Holes group
meets 10am - noon (everyone
welcome) Or call for appt.
Tidbits
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