DescriptionSt. Regis takes its name from the St. Regis River, named St. Regis De Borgia by Jesuit priest Pierre-Jean De Smet, after a fellow priest in the Jesuit order. Settlers began arriving in this area after completion of the Mullan Road from Fort Benton to Walla Walla, Washington, in 1860. The post office opened in 1896. In 1897–98, the Blackfoot Milling Company constructed the Big Blackfoot Lumber Mill near St. Regis. The Northern Pacific Railroad finished laying tracks through the town in 1890, and by 1909, with the completion of the Milwaukee Road, the town was flourishing. Prosperity came to a halt in 1910 when a fire ravaged the area; the lumber mill was shuttered in 1914, and the county seat moved to Superior that same year. The town’s population dwindled for the next 80 years. Today St. Regis is a tourist stop along I-90, providing services as well as access to nearby alpine forests and lakes.Personal NamesSmet, Pierre -Jean DeOther Name(s)Saint RegisContributing InstitutionMontana Historical Society Library and ArchivesGeolocation[1] Elevation2642 ft. CountyMineral County
