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Montana History
Earthquake Hazards Program: Earthquake History of Montana
The largest earthquake in Montana'shistory was the magnitude 7.1 Hebgen Lake earthquake of August 17, 1959.At 11:37 p.m., MountainStandard Time, the earth beneathHebgen Lake suddenly warped androtated, generating a seiche thatcontinued for about 11 1/2 hours. The firstfew waves were over 1 meter in height,large enough to flow over HebgenDam, a concrete core earthfill structurethat was completed in 1914.Although the dam's concrete corewallcracked in 16 places, only a minoramount of seepage occurred. The surfaceof the lake, which contained324,000 acre-feet at the time of theearthquake, dropped more than 3 metersbecause of the violent geologicchanges. ... [Read More]
Discovering Montana - Brief History
Montana post-war politics has been keyed by some remarkable national politicians: James E. Murray; Mike Mansfield; Lee Metcalf; Pat Williams. Montanans, more conservative on the state level, frequently have split their legislative houses and sought only moderate change. An exception was the passage of a new state constitution in 1972 -- one which placed more responsibility on the individual voter and made significant strides to protect the Montana environment. Some observers say that much of subsequent Montana history can be seen as the working out of that 1972 constitution. ... [Read More]
Discovering Montana - History, Arts & Culture
Montana; the magazine of western history . Essay on the West: The best books about Montana: Twenty-first-century edition by Harry Fritz. V.52(3): Autumn, 2002 Snell, Alma Hogan. Grandmother's Grandchild: My Crow Indian Life ... [Read More]
Glacier NP: Administrative History (Bibliography)
ABBOTT, Newton Carl — Montana in the Making.1939. AHERN, Major George P., — Montana's LastExtensive Exploration. Manuscript. ALBRIGHT, George Leslie, M. A. — OfficialExplorations for Pacific Railroads, 1853-1955. Univ. Calif. Press,Berkeley. 1921 APGAR SCHOOL — Apgar History. A paper on Historyof Apgar residents, compiled by the school at Apgar, Montana. 1950. BANCROFT, Hubert Howe, — The Works of HubertHowe Bancroft, Vol. XXXI. History of Washington, Idaho, and Montana,1845-1889. The History Publishing Co., 1890. BARRY, J. Neilson—James Doty. Letter April 19,1935. Official GNP Files. BARRY, J. Neilson—James Doty. Letter July 12,1935. Official GNP Files. BARRY, J. Neilson—Marias Pass. Letter March 11,1929. Official GNP Files. BEALS, Ralph L. — Earliest Glacier — ABy-Passed Beaver Bonanza. Montana, the Magazine of Western History,Summer, 1957. BEALS, Ralph L. — History of Glacier National Park with Particular Emphasis on t ... [Read More]
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