Montana History

You think egg prices are bad now? Be glad you didn't live in 1860s Montana, where the cost for essentials like meat, flour, and eggs were ridiculously expensive.

The evolution of Montana's license plates is a wild journey.

Twice a year, a large, white cross is visible from I-90 between Laurel and Park City, MT. Sitting atop Square Butte, the current cross has a vastly different meaning than it did in 1925, when at least one Ku Klux Klan meeting was held on the plateau.

Have you seen the massive 22-ft Rope Drive Compressor Wheels in Silver Star? This historic mining machinery was saved from the scrapyard.

It's Women's History Month! To celebrate here are 3 remarkable Cowgirls who rode their way to the history books.

Thomas Francis Meagher was a lawyer, a high-ranking soldier, a felon, and perhaps a bit of a drunkard. He died under mysterious circumstances in Fort Benton in 1867.

Believe it or not, there was once a time when communism had a foothold in Montana—specifically in one small part of the state known as "The Red Corner."

Discover the stories of infamous cowboys who influenced the Wild West. Here, we highlight three legendary cowboys from Montana.

Our state has a few.

You can book a tour of Montana's oldest church and learn about its storied history.

There's no way Montana had sundown towns, right?

How many of these weird household items from the 1970s can you identify?