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National Historic Landmark- Northeast Entrance Station

Designed following the parameters of the rustic design ethic, it is not only a physical, but also a psychological boundary between the rest of the world and the area set aside as a permanent wild place. The best of its ...

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National Historic Landmark- Lake McDonald Lodge

A fine example of Swiss chalet hotel architecture in the U.S. (1913). Also significant because of its later inclusion as an addition to the chalet system of the Glacier Park Hotel Company.

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National Historic Landmark- Hagen Site

An archeological site representing one of the Crow villages after the tribe had split from the Hidatsa on the Missouri River (c. 1550-1675). The site has the potential to reveal evidence on the extent to which horticulture was still being ...

National Historic Landmark- Great Northern Railway Buildings

The Great Northern Railway Buildings National Historic Landmark is comprised of five building complexes: Belton Chalet, Granite Park Chalet, Many Glacier Hotel, Sperry Chalet, and Two Medicine Store. Together they exemplify a distinct architectural style being used on a massive ...

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National Historic Landmark- Grant-Kohrs Ranch

John Grant, the original owner of the ranch, starting in 1853, is sometimes credited with founding the range-cattle industry in Montana. Conrad Kohrs, who bought the ranch about 1866, was among the foremost "cattle kings" of his era.

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National Historic Landmark- Going-to-the-Sun Road

An essential step in making large scenic reservations accessible to the motoring public without unduly marring landscape scenery or natural systems was the initiation of "landscape engineering." When it was begun, Going-to-the-Sun Road was the most ambitious road construction project ...

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National Historic Landmark- Fort Benton Historic District

Established as a fur trading center in 1847, the fort prospered with the growth of steamboat traffic starting in 1859 and an 1862 gold strike, but declined with the advent of the railroad.

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National Historic Landmark- Chief Plenty Coups Home

The homestead of Chief Plenty Coups, one of the last and most celebrated traditional chiefs of the Crow Indians, includes the house of Chief Plenty Coups, an adjacent log store operated by the chief, and the Plenty Coups Spring, a ...

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National Historic Landmark- Chief Joseph Battleground of Bears Paw

Site of the battle in which Chief Joseph and more than 400 Nez Perce Indians surrendered to the United States Army (1877). The Bear Paw surrender signaled the close of the Nez Perces' existence as an "independent Indian people." Henceforth, ...

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National Historic Landmark- Camp Disappointment

A campsite for Meriwether Lewis on his return trip from the Pacific in 1806. Northernmost point reached by the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Situated on the Blackfeet Reservation.

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