23 April 2010

Saint Peter's Mission, An Historic Scenic Gem

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St. Peter's Mission April 2010 Saint Peters Mission One of State’s Most Inspiring Spots. Picnic Place, Yes, but More Than That; Resting ...
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18 April 2010

Celebrating 150 Years of the Mullan Military Wagon Road

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By Ken Robison During May 20-22, 2010, the River & Plains Society in Fort Benton will host the national 150th Anniversary Mullan Road Co...
11 April 2010

Old Yogo and Millies' Hunting Cat

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P. W. Korell, Stanford Pioneer, Tells Yogo Gulch History in Address Before Women’s Club. Special to the Tribune. Stanford, No. 6.—Judge J. H...

Poker Jim, Montana's Oldest Chinese Resident

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“Poke Jim,” Aged Chinese Passes Away. Gambler of Early Day Mining Camps Known by Pioneers; Was 105 Years Old. Special to The Tribune. He...
29 March 2010

2nd Printing for my book FORT BENTON!

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Arcadia Publishing has just advised that my book, Fort Benton, is out of stock, going into reprinting, and due out about the end of April 20...
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Mullan Trail Blazer

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[From: Anaconda Standard Sunday Morning Mar 20, 1910] [Note: Despite the impact of Captain John Mullan on Montana, his death 28 Dec 1909 pas...

From Walla Walla to Benton by Military Road Report of Capt. John Mullan

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From Walla Walla to Benton by Military Road Report of Capt. John Mullan [From: Anaconda Standard Sunday Morning July 26, 1908] In no way can...
19 February 2010

When Fuel Famine and Flood Harassed Old Fort Benton

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A Woman’s Perspective of Life on the Frontier: The Fort Benton Years of Martha Edgerton Rolfe--Part III By Ken Robison This continues the se...
12 February 2010

The Benton Chinese Persevered and Worked On: The Celestial Kingdom on the Upper Missouri—Part III

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This continues the series of frontier historical sketches by historians at the Joel F. Overholser Historical Research Center in Fort Benton....
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Lieut. John Mullan's Montana Explorations in 1853-54

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Remarkable Work of Lieut. Mullan, Who Blazed Trails Ahead of Railroad; Called Pathfinder to Pacific Ocean. By Martha Edgerton Plassmann Daug...