montana history

Twice a year, a large, white cross is visible from I-90 between Laurel and Park City, MT. Sitting atop Square Butte, the current cross has a vastly different meaning than it did in 1925, when at least one Ku Klux Klan meeting was held on the plateau.

It's Women's History Month! To celebrate here are 3 remarkable Cowgirls who rode their way to the history books.

Believe it or not, there was once a time when communism had a foothold in Montana—specifically in one small part of the state known as "The Red Corner."

You think egg prices are bad now? Be glad you didn't live in 1860s Montana, where the cost for essentials like meat, flour, and eggs were ridiculously expensive.

Discover the stories of infamous cowboys who influenced the Wild West. Here, we highlight three legendary cowboys from Montana.

Our state has a few.

You can book a tour of Montana's oldest church and learn about its storied history.

There's no way Montana had sundown towns, right?

Miners Union Day will be celebrated Saturday, June 15th at the World Museum of Mining which, in itself, is also a pretty big deal. Nowhere else will you find the history, relics and stories that is contained within her walls, but on the outside is the "Hell Roarin' Gulch" where you can walk the streets of a mining boomtown and see how life was. The museum also holds the actual Orphan Girl Mine which is the only mine in America where you can take an underground tour. These incredible exhibits will be on full display and a jubilant crowd is expected.

How many of these weird household items from the 1970s can you identify?