DescriptionThis town is named for Joseph M. Dixon, a prominent Montana political figure who served the state as both U.S. senator and governor. He was instrumental in opening the Flathead Indian Reservation to homesteading in 1910. In the 1910s, Dixon consisted of a Northern Pacific Railway station and section house, a hotel, a mercantile, 2 grain elevators, a lumberyard, McQuarrie’s lumber mill, and Drake’s Mine. The Dixon Indian Agency of the Flathead Indian Reservation helped stabilize the local economy over time. The town sits adjacent to the lower Flathead River near the National Bison Range. Personal NamesDixon, Joseph M.Contributing InstitutionMontana Historical Society Library and ArchivesGeolocation[1] Elevation2524 ft.CountySanders County
