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People have lived in Montana for over twelve thousand years. Thus, the history of Montana's people begins long before the earliest events recorded on this timeline. |
Many important events occurred in Montana before 1800. Since we relied on the written record to create this timeline, however, the state's pre-1800 history is dramatically underrepresented. |
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1720 | 1725 | 1730 | 1735 | 1740 | 1745 | 1750 | 1755 | 1760 | 1765 | 1770 | 1775 | 1780 | 1785 | 1790 | 1795 | 1800 | 1805 | 1810 | 1815 | 1820 | 1825 | 1830 | 1835 | 1840 | 1845 | 1850 | 1855 | 1860 | 1865 | 1870 | 1875 | 1880 | 1885 | 1890 | 1895 | 1900 | 1905 | 1910 | 1915 | 1920 | 1925 | 1930 | 1935 | 1940 | 1945 | 1950 | 1955 | 1960 | 1965 | 1970 | 1975 | 1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1720-1760 Horses and guns reach Montana tribes (Chapter 3) |
1720-1760 Horses and guns reach Montana tribes (Chapter 3) |
1775–1782 Smallpox epidemics kill many Montana Indians (Chapter 3) |
1787-1827 David Thompson explores Canada and northwest Montana (Chapter 4) |
1787–1827 David Thompson explores Canada and northwest Montana (Chapter 4) |
1861–1865 Civil War |
1874–1887 Indian reservations made smaller (Chapter 8) |
1919-1925 Half of Montana farmers lose their land (Chapter 18) |
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1955–1975 Vietnam War (Chapter 20) |
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Use the arrow keys to travel backwards and forward through
time. Click on each decade for a list of events. Mouse over any image for a larger view and credit information. |
1880–1934 Indian boarding school era (Chapter 11) | 1880–1934 Indian boarding school era (Chapter 11) |
1880–1934 Indian boarding school era (Chapter 11) |
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1900–1917 Montana homestead boom (Chapter 13) |
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All
timeline entries are from Montana: Stories of the Land. Read the book to learn more!
Place your mouse on the green header menu at the top of your screen. Drop down menus will appear to direct you to specific chapters. All images are from the Montana Historical Society collections unless otherwise noted. |
1910–1925 Montanans create 28 new counties (Chapter 15) |
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