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A Brief History of Montana___Click on the topics at the top of the page to directly to the information, or scroll along, reading as you go. Topics include Indians, exploration and the gold rush. - Text only - By Harry W. Fritz and Katherine Hansen - http://www.his.state.mt.us/education/studentguide/edu_history%20of%20Montana.html

Family Farms in Montana History: The 1910 Expedition___A good essay about the importance of family farms in the formation of Montana. - Illustrated - By Michael Umphrey - http://www.edheritage.org/1910/folkways/familyfarm.htm

Find a Grave - Montana___Brief biographies of 82 'famous' citizens, many with information about their claims to fame, causes of death and burial places, and photos. - Illustrated - From Find a Grave - http://www.findagrave.com/php/famous.php?page=state&FSstateid=28

Lewis and Clark in Montana___By using the interactive map you can follow along in Lewis and Clark's footsteps as they cross what is now Montana. "Along your virtual route you can read a historical account of the site, read the actual journal entry, view the site as it appears today, and soon be able to watch streaming video..." There are some Quicktime video clips available (watch for film reel icons on the map). The text link to videos is inoperative as of this review. - Illustrated - From Travel Montana - http://lewisandclark.state.mt.us/home.htm

Lincoln Created the Montana Territory___An overview of the history of Montana between 1864 and 1889. Topics include Custer's Last Stand and copper and gold. - Illustrated - From the Library of Congress - http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/civil/jb_civil_montana_1.html

Montana___A good overview of the history of Montana, plus statistics, demographic information, and links to "... selected famous natives and residents." - Illustrated - From Pearson Education, publishing as Infoplease - http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108237.html

Montana ___Click on the highlighted text to access further information about the history of Montana. - Illustrated - From U-S-History.com - http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1505.html

Montana Ghost Towns___These brief reports about this state's ghost towns are submitted by viewers. - Map - From Ghosttowns.com - http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/mt/mt.html

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Montana History___A printable page which provides a brief overview of the history of Montana. - Text only - From Yahoo! Travel - http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-501457-montana_history-i

Montana History___Several interesting articles can be found here, plus a selection of pages geared to tourists who prefer historic sites. - Illustrated - From Travel Montana - http://visitmt.com/tripplanner/thingstodo/history.htm

Montana History___Topics include battlefields, ghost towns and Indian Nations. - Illustrated - From Travel Montana - http://visitmt.com/tripplanner/thingstodo/history.htm

Montana: History ___Topics include fur trading, the Sioux resistance and statehood. - Text only - From The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. - http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/us/A0859754.html

Montana History ___An overview of the history of Montana from the days of the dinosaur to the present. - Text only - From Jim Loy - http://www.jimloy.com/history/montana.htm

Montana History Website ___"A resource for teachers of Montana history." Choose topics from the menu - they'll appear in the centre of the screen. The PDF lesson plans require Adobe Acrobat Reader. - Illustrated - From Montana's Education Telecommunications Network - http://www.metnet.state.mt.us/teachmthistory/index.html

Montana Pioneers ___Here you'll find 25 interesting stories about individuals who were early settlers in Montana- Some illustration - From Mt Pioneers - http://www.rootsweb.com/~mtnews/

Montana Timeline ___The entries begin with dinosaurs and end with the deregulation of the electric industry. - Text only - From the Montana Historical Society - http://www.his.state.mt.us/education/studentguide/edu_montana%20timeline.html

Montana Vigilantes ___"This site is dedicated to finding and disseminating the truth about the Montana Gold Camp Vigilantes, who hanged 22 victims in January and February of 1864. You will find complete books and articles, scanned in legally and converted to hypertext." - Illustrated - From Louis Schmittroth - http://montana-vigilantes.org/

MT KIDS: Montana's Past ___Well, here's a site that's just perfect for a rainy day. The webmaster tells us that his website "... highlights facts about Montana, presents information about the state’s history, natural resources, activities, attractions and other “cool topics” that will help its users learn about the state. The history topics run down the left side of your screen ... click almost anywhere on the other edges of your screen to link to some great information for other topics. - Illustrated - From Travel Montana - http://montanakids.com/history.htm

Remembering Butte's Chinatown ___Excellent article about Chinese immigration to Butte and their history there. - Illustrated - By Carrie Schneider - http://tinyurl.com/5bb4j

The US50 - A Guide to the State of Montana ___A general overview of the history of Montana and brief biographies of historic figures. - Text only - From Erik Schubach and TheUS50.com - http://www.theus50.com/montana/history.shtml

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