Historical Fort Benton

The history of Fort Benton, head of navigation on the Upper Missouri, spans every era of Montana history! All photos and writing are copyright Ken Robison. "I have always imagined that paradise will be a kind of library." Jorge Luis Borges. John Muir on Glacier Park: "Give a month at least to this precious reserve. The time will not be taken from your life. Instead of shortening, it will indefinitely lengthen it and make you truly immortal."*

11 August 2008

Captain Grant Marsh: King of Montana River Navigation

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By Ken Robison This continues the series of historical sketches by historians at the Joel F. Overholser Historical Research Center in Fort B...
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05 August 2008

Blazing the Mullan Road: Reminiscences

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Reminiscences of the Mullan Military Road Expedition By Ken Robison This continues the series of historical sketches by historians at the Jo...
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Our Historic 5,000,000th Tractor

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The International Harvester Model F-1066 Farmall 5,000,000th Tractor By Ken Robison On February 1, 1974, at 9 a. m., International Harvester...
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15 July 2008

"Shorty," We Hardly Know Ya

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By Ken Robison Shorty Wallin is a tall mystery! Several months ago I received a query from Dr. Paul Fees of Cody, Wyoming asking what we ...
13 July 2008

A Lot of Fort Benton History

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If you are researching early Fort Benton or Choteau/Chouteau County History, you may have discovered a site called "A Little Fort Bento...
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22 May 2008

From Bison to Beef: The Open Range Era

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By Ken Robison This continues the series of sketches by historians at the Joel F. Overholser Historical Research Center in Fort Benton. Duri...

Shooting the Pass: On the Mullan Road

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Shooting the Pass: On the Mullan Road in a Hudson Sport Supersix By Ken Robison This continues the series of historical sketches by historia...
02 March 2008

"Shoot 'em Up": Guns From Our Historic Past

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By Ken Robison [Published in the Fort Benton River Press 5 March 2008.] Once in a while browsing old newspapers can yield a real nugget. In ...
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24 February 2008

Gallant Lieutenant James H. Bradley: “If his books could only talk!”

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By Ken Robison This continues the series of historical sketches by historians at the Joel F. Overholser Historical Research Center in Fort B...
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Fort Benton Historian
Historian at the Overholser Historical Research Center in Fort Benton, River and Plains Society Board of Directors, Great Falls/ Cascade County Historic Preservation Advisory Commission, Honorary Trustee Union Bethel A. M. E. Church, Board of Directors Alma Smith Jacobs Foundation, Organization of American Historians, Montana Historical Society, Captain United States Navy (ret.) Received Montana Historical Society's Montana Heritage Keeper Award 2010 and The History Museum's Legacy Award 2011 Contact at: riverplains@mtintouch.net Check out: http://mhs.mt.gov/research/ AfricanAmerican/African AmericanInMT.asp
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