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East face of the Crazy Mountains in the northern Rocky Mountains of Montana (2015)

Montana (/mɒnˈtænə/ ^ⓘ mon-TAN-ə) is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It borders Idaho to the west, North Dakota to the east, South Dakota to the southeast, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan to the north. It is the fourth-largest state by area, the eighth-least populous state, and the third-least densely populated state. Its capital is Helena, while the most populous city is Billings. The western half of the state contains numerous mountain ranges, while the eastern half is characterized by western prairie terrain and badlands, with smaller mountain ranges found throughout the state.

Most of Montana first came under American sovereignty with the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and was explored by the Lewis and Clark Expedition shortly thereafter. Fur trappers followed and were the main economic activity in the area until gold was discovered in 1852. The ensuing gold rush, along with the passage of the Homestead Acts in 1862, brought large numbers of American settlers to Montana. Rapid population growth and development culminated in statehood on November 8, 1889. Mining, particularly around Butte and Helena, would remain the state's main economic engine through the mid-20th century.

Montana has no official nickname but several unofficial ones, most notably "Big Sky Country", "The Treasure State", "Land of the Shining Mountains", and "The Last Best Place". Its economy is primarily based on agriculture, including ranching and cereal grain farming. Other significant economic resources include oil, gas, coal, mining, and lumber. The health care, service, defense, and government sectors are also significant to the state's economy. Montana's fastest-growing sector is tourism, with 12.6 million tourists (as of 2019) visiting the state each year. (Full article...)

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Cooper in 1952

Gary Cooper (born Frank James Cooper; May 7, 1901 – May 13, 1961) was an American actor known for his strong, quiet screen persona and understated acting style. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor twice and had a further three nominations, as well as an Academy Honorary Award in 1961 for his career achievements. He was one of the top-10 film personalities for 23 consecutive years and one of the top money-making stars for 18 years. The American Film Institute (AFI) ranked Cooper at number 11 on its list of the 25 greatest male stars of classic Hollywood cinema.

Cooper's career spanned 36 years, from 1925 to 1961, and included leading roles in 84 feature films. He was a major movie star from the end of the silent film era through to the end of the golden age of classical Hollywood. His screen persona appealed strongly to both men and women, and his range included roles in most major film genres. His ability to project his own personality onto the characters he played contributed to his natural and authentic appearance on screen. Throughout his career, he sustained a screen persona that represented the ideal American hero. (Full article...)

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Flathead Lake (Salish: člq̓etkʷ, Kutenai: yawuʔnik̓ ʔa·kuq̓nuk) is a large natural lake in northwest Montana, United States.

The lake is a remnant of the ancient, massive glacial dammed lake, Lake Missoula of the era of the last interglacial. Flathead Lake is a natural lake along the mainline of the Flathead River. It was dammed in 1930 by Kerr Dam at its outlet on Polson Bay, slightly raising the lake level; the dam generates electricity. The hydroelectric has been owned and operated by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes since 2015. It is one of the cleanest lakes in the populated world for its size and type. (Full article...)

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Image 1Montana Territory in 1865 (from Montana)
Image 2Mountain Line buses queue to pick up passengers in Missoula. (from Transportation in Montana)
Image 3U.S. Route 93 in Montana (from Transportation in Montana)
Image 4Pretty Nose at Fort Keogh, 1879 (from History of Montana)
Image 5Swedish gold panners in 1860s Montana. The Montana gold rush began in 1862. (from History of Montana)
Image 6Assiniboine family, Montana, 1890–91 (from Montana)
Image 7The Scout in Winter, Crow, 1908 by Edward S. Curtis (from History of Montana)
Image 8The Palisades area on the north end of the ski area at Red Lodge Mountain Resort (from Montana)
Image 9An Airbus A319 waits at Billings Logan International Airport. (from Transportation in Montana)
Image 10Main Street in Red Lodge, 2000, showing iron facades on buildings (from History of Montana)
Image 11Chief Joseph (from History of Montana)

Map of counties in Montana by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census

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Non-Hispanic White

50–60%

60–70%

70–80%

80–90%

90%+

Native American

50–60%

60–70%

70–80%

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Image 13From Frank Bond, "Louisiana" and the Louisiana Purchase.
Government Printing Office, 1912 Map No. 4. (from History of Montana)
Image 14Mining headframes in Butte, MT (from History of Montana)
Image 15Early tribal treaty territories in Montana (from History of Montana)
Image 16Ethnic origins in Montana (from Montana)
Image 17Relief map of Montana (from Montana)
Image 18Köppen climate types of Montana, using 1991-2020 climate normals (from Montana)
Image 19Montana ranks 2nd nationally in craft breweries per capita. (from Montana)
Image 20Population of Montana 1870–2018 (from Montana)
Image 21Missouri Breaks region in central Montana (from Montana)
Image 22Pompeys Pillar National Monument (from Montana)
Image 23Guided snowmobile tours in Yellowstone Park (from Montana)
Image 24Click to enlarge detailed map (from Transportation in Montana)
Image 25Jeannette Rankin, August 1916 (from History of Montana)
Image 26Montana State Bobcats football at Bobcat Stadium (Montana State University), Bozeman (from Montana)
Image 27Lone Mountain at Big Sky Ski Resort (from Montana)
Image 28Stump Horn and family (Northern Cheyenne); showing home and horse-drawn travois. (from History of Montana)
Image 29Montana population density map (from Montana)
Image 30100 pound native Montana wolf taken in 1928 (from Montana)
Image 31Dancers at Crow Fair in 1941 (from Montana)
Image 32The Big Sky Resort (from Montana)
Image 33First Interstate Center, in downtown Billings, is the tallest building in Montana. (from Montana)
Image 34Map of domestic flights available from the largest airport in Montana (Click to enlarge) (from Transportation in Montana)
Image 35Buffalo Soldiers, Ft. Keogh, Montana, 1890. The nickname was given to the "Black Cavalry" by the Native American tribes they fought. (from Montana)
Image 36Early Indian treaty territories in Montana (from Montana)
Image 37Clark Fork River, Missoula, in autumn (from Montana)
Image 38Map of Montana (from Montana)
Image 39Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site, Deer Lodge, MT, date unknown (from History of Montana)
Image 40General locations of Indian reservations in Montana (from Montana)
Image 41Montana Rail Link freight haulage in 2005 (from Transportation in Montana)
Image 42Chief Joseph and Col. John Gibbon met again on the Big Hole Battlefield site in 1889. (from Montana)
Image 43Saint Mary Lake in Glacier National Park (from Montana)
Image 44The Empire Builder in Essex (from Transportation in Montana)
Image 45Yellowstone Airport, West Yellowstone, Montana (from Montana)
Image 46Joseph M. Dixon, Congressman (1903–1913) and Governor of Montana (1921–1925) (from History of Montana)
Image 47Quake Lake was created by a landslide during the 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake. (from Montana)
Image 48Missoula, the second-largest city in Montana (from Montana)
Image 49Treemap of the popular vote by county, 2016 presidential election. Areas are in proportion to the number of votes cast in each county. (from Montana)
Image 50Temperature and precipitation for Montana's capital city, Helena (from Montana)
Image 51Map of Williston Basin oil fields with reservoirs in Bakken Formation (from History of Montana)
Image 52Mennonite family in Montana, c. 1937 (from Montana)

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... that campaign literature in the 1894 Montana capital referendum accused Helena residents of copious Manhattan consumption?
... that the Acoustic Atlas at Montana State University Library helped to create a public domain archive of sounds from Yellowstone National Park?
... that Absaroka was a proposed U.S. state that would have included parts of Wyoming, South Dakota, and Montana?
... that the owner of a Montana TV station changed the name of his company because he was asked why his license plate read "SUNBELT"?
... that 16 Montana youths are plaintiffs in the lawsuit Held v. Montana, the first constitutional climate change lawsuit to go to trial in the United States?
... that a "North Dakota joke of the mornin'" was a feature on Montana radio station KGRZ because the station's owner and morning show host hailed from that state?

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