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    Headwaters Heritage History

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    Headw-aters
    Heritage
    History
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    Three F[...]
    [...]Several years ago , a group of history minded people of Three[...]er - Rice, who was interested in the history of Three Forks.
    it's the edge of cultivation."[...]land and sowed my crop - tion, the Headwaters Area Historical Society, which was a
    Built my bar[...]the the collecting and publishing of the History of the Headwaters
    trails run out and stop.[...]diligently pulling the threads of history togethe·r to make a
    Something lost behind the Ranges, Headwaters pattern.
    lost and waiting for you. Go!"[...]the history of the communities which make up the Headwat-[...]umble thanks for their success in publishing this history[...]
    TABLE OF CONTENTS


    Introductory History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]... ............ . ....... ... . . ...... 48

    The Headwaters ... ............... . . . .......... . . .[...]
    [...]he discovered what was to become
    Blackfeet at the Headwaters of the Missouri River in 1808. t[...]
    [...]aled before he have reached the headwaters before April. It must be remem-
    was off again to[...]found , they were forced to kill some of
    Loucy - history gives us no other information - and settled[...]mately one half mile wide.
    or trading post at the headwaters before 1810. It is possible[...]
    [...]e they were pursued by the savages, but we
    in the Headwaters Heritage Museum in Three Forks. have not[...](Brief on back of letter after receipt.)
    HISTORY OF THE FUR TRADE OF THE FAR WEST[...]
    [...]headwaters area with only 20 beaver packs, which indicated[...]of signs that Blackfeet were present. The
    waters Heritage Museum at Three Forks and bears the[...]
    [...]ils they moved over. View toward west at Missouri Headwaters showing Mission
    The entire Blackfeet nation su[...]llustrious Dr. F.
    year on all trappers hunted the headwaters country in com- W. Hayden, frequented the area an[...]' expedi-
    tion.


    AN OUTLINE OF THE GEOLOGIC HISTORY
    OFTHETHREEFORKSAREA,MONTANA
    Many fe[...]
    [...]this surface is high at
    just downstream from the headwaters of the Missouri River'. Schmitt,[...]
    [...]ta Slater and Mrs. Morri-
    school clerk in Montana history and was so appointed by then son wh[...]
    [...]ie Booher Taylor

    CHARLES AUGUSTA BURRELL HISTORY
    Charles was born August 13, 1884 near[...]
    [...]e took us into the GIBSON FAMILY HISTORY
    house where a cheerful fire was burning in[...]
    [...]state extensively and became interested in the history and
    in mechanical drawing arranged a place[...]
    [...]t Three Forks by Milwaukee Railroad one cold
    tana history. The names of Monroe Vita, Lester Woodring,[...]their wedding day.


    WILLIAM HARBISON HISTORY
    William Harbison, son of James Polk and[...]
    [...]daughter not being named in the history. They settled and
    In addition to the fa[...]
    [...]b. It was the next little town to flourish in the Headwaters
    area.[...]
    [...]ast and brightened the
    in 1868, <<The Three Forks Headwaters of the Missouri" in- cabin wit[...]
    [...]INDIANS IN THE HEADWATERS AREA
    in the Market.[...]d. homeland as extending from the headwaters of the Missouri,
    In October of 1871, Ge[...]
    Coup's experiences near the headwaters. his heart's conten[...]
    [...]The select school taught by Miss Fannie
    1. The headwaters of the Missouri River. Right here the[...]
    [...]. 5, 1908 Butte Inter- It is right at the headwaters of the Missouri River, and just a
    Mountain ews.[...]der's house was often referred to as the
    knew the history of the place. Mr. Bell, while in Butte today ,[...]lexander wrote:
    Town's Early History[...]
    [...]ilies experienced many hazards and dangers on
    the Headwaters Area pioneers.[...]
    [...]aring meals on the one stove availa-
    This is a history of my great uncle and aunt based on infor-[...]
    [...]asy.
    preciate their country through the stucdy of history and to find The records will show that a[...]
    [...]d in the preservation of one's herit-
    age and the history of the area.[...]
    [...]was the case with Thomas Meagher of early
    Montana history. If a transport returned to Ireland or Eng-
    land[...]nd Charles McDonnell; grandaugli-
    HISTORY OF PATRICK LANE[...]
    [...]HISTORY OF CON LANE[...]s of our life time
    Are spent with Mother at home.
    HISTORY OF JOSEPHINE LAND AND LOUIS GRACE
    Josep[...]
    [...]and Mary pa·s sed
    away August 10, 1941.


    HISTORY OF MICHAEL FRANCIS LANE
    Michael F. Lane[...]
    [...]hool District in Three Forks HISTORY OF EARL C. LANE
    from 1922 until 1933.[...]
    [...]EZ (LANE) CASS HISTORY OF THE LEO LANE FAMILY
    My parents are Mi[...]
    [...]HISTORY OF GLADDIS TOMPSON MONGOLD[...]uth Carolina - Died February 1941 at home
    HISTORY OF THE McGINNIS FAMILY[...]
    [...]soula, Montana at that time. They moved from
    HISTORY OF JAMES P. ELMOSE FAMILY[...]
    [...]e the large~ type locomotives so much larger than
    Headwaters of the Missouri River. Abrupt hills skirt[...]
    BRIEF HISTORY OF LOGAN, MONTANA
    Logan, Montana began its history as a stage stop or rather a
    hote[...]
    [...]and Clark.
    A HISTORY OF THE CANYON HOUSE[...]
    [...]HISTORY OF FRANK L. ALDRICH
    noted for his heavy fi[...]
    [...]They arrived in the Headwaters area near Three Forks in[...]
    LOUIS C. BEVIER HISTORY son Valley March 10,[...]property of his ROBERT BOOMER HISTORY
    mother, consisting of 1200 acres five mile[...]
    [...]same summer in WILL CARPENTER HISTORY
    1925.[...]orn - Gene,
    Charles and Jerry. They moved to the Headwaters area in
    1935 and to Logan, buying a hotel[...]
    [...]t of work I came back
    GRANT COOK HISTORY to Three Forks[...]
    [...]A family history would not be complete without mention of[...]for other friends are inadvertently omitted in a history such as
    16 years and board chairman for several o[...]at the church in Logan for the · HISTORY OF HEINIE ELBERT
    children in t~e mission a[...]
    [...]ELLISON FAMILY HISTORY[...]
    [...]t down.
    the Gallatin river about 2 miles from the headwaters of the John worked at different jobs aft[...]he Townsend HENRY HAYS FAMILY HISTORY
    hospital and ~amed Richard Eldor after th[...]
    [...]ied
    Kathryn Georgerty in 1904. They moved to the Headwaters
    Area in 1913 to settle in Logan, the third house[...]W.W. JENNY HISTORY
    THE JOE HUPKA FAMILY[...]
    [...]n: Dewey Jr., Beverly
    DEWEY JOHNSON HISTORY (Foust) Johnson,[...]Reservation DAN JOHNSON FAMILY HISTORY
    overseer. Florence moved with her family t[...]
    [...]of him.
    After leaving Missoula they came to the Headwaters area
    and farmed up Cottonwood Canyon, north of Lo[...]alifornia for a
    HANS AND BRITA (HALVERSON) LARSON HISTORY few months when Perry (B[...]Holland after WWII.
    JOSEPH MCADOW MALIN HISTORY The Malin[...]
    [...]of the Roman RUTH (HATCH) MCKITRICK HISTORY
    Catholic religion and Republican in politi[...]
    [...]beginning. After a time ((adventuring" in
    HISTORY OF THE MCQUILLAN FAMILY[...]
    [...]Edna Gillespie

    TOM OIYE FAMILY HISTORY
    The custom in Japan is for the parents[...]
    [...]LOTTIE OLSEN HISTORY
    He worked for two years in dairies and lumber c[...]ding rails and sleeping on park benches. A German heritage who spoke only German in the home.
    priest[...]
    CHARLEY PARKER HISTORY came on to the headwaters area and bought a farm that Char-
    Charle[...]
    [...]THOMAS M. ROSS
    FAMILY HISTORY OF EARL H. ROADARMEL The history of the Ross family of Logan began when Tho[...]
    [...]Headwaters Park near Trident.[...]
    [...]in Logan THEODORE H. SHANNON HISTORY
    and helped her mother in the Boarding Hous[...]
    [...]sted a life time.
    OSCAR (TEX) SIMPSON HISTORY Tex rode for a lot[...]was welcome in anyones home in this headwaters area.[...]
    [...]ter the Northern Pacific writing this short history of the life of t wo very wonderful
    Railway which[...]town, Mon- HENRY SORENSON HISTORY
    tana; and they met while ice-skating one e[...]
    [...]ux where Ed JACK AND MARGARET TREMBATH HISTORY
    worked for the Green brothers. In 1908 and[...]
    [...]his death in 1957.


    ROLLAND WAKE FAMILY HISTORY
    Rolland (Rollie to friends) Wake was bor[...]
    [...]Creighton Medical HOMER WHITE FAMILY HISTORY
    School Omaha, Neb. in 1910. After graduati[...]
    [...]Nichols, his history in book.
    Homer was married to Arlene Di[...]
    [...]rip.
    Their two-story log house, located near the headwaters of
    the Missouri, still stands almost halfw[...]
    [...]er, was another brother Leslie Gordon Dimock born
    headwaters of the Missoouri. Indian teepees were everywhere.[...]es. close, to date, the history of the Dimock family.
    Dryland farming wa[...]
    [...]A
    Headwaters area near Lombard , homesteading at the mo[...]
    [...]ng back on either ADJACENT NATURAL HISTORY REMAINS
    side. The ravine to the south circles[...]ong the stream bed as a regional .natural history center. The trunks of huge· pet-
    the In[...]
    [...]kes, Ed James. 1892: Jack ,O~es, Rich~rd Q~e.s,
    history of our area. ·[...]heritage that we are proud of in our valley.
    well[...]
    [...]t forth its claim as a part of its own legitimate history.[...]
    [...]the latter years of her life for the following history of the[...]
    [...]May 30, 1956 about ten persons from the Bozeman History
    A plea in an old newspaper dated July 6, 1933 adv[...]the-site and Merrill Burlingame of the History Depart. took a[...]
    [...]up at
    Gallatin City, Montana, which was at the headwaters of the
    Missouri River.
    He was the[...]
    [...]of present Gallatin Valley residents traveled on
    history, having come here in 1871.[...]
    [...]most of her life in the valley. (See Elmo Rice history).[...]
    [...]AND LARN, TERIA (GREEN) MOUCK, GRAHAM HISTORY
    DIE AND FOGET IT ALL!"[...]
    [...]hed us. Gayety HAMLETT HISTORY
    turned to somberness, for World War II had[...]
    [...]ellie.
    Either we have tremendous pride in our heritage , or we
    have never had enough money to hire a mo[...]Jackie McDonnell

    HISTORY OF DONALD McKINNON'S FAMILY
    In the year[...]
    [...]rom Boulder, Montana in 1883.
    The story of the Headwaters area Rice family _actually starts
    in Home[...]
    [...]ay, I'm excited about the southwest of Manhattan.
    Heritage History book that will be published in 1983.[...]monly known as the old State Cafe, and renamed Headwaters[...]
    [...]years, the cafe was the same as th.e Headwaters Cafe is today .
    One of our neighbors[...]
    [...]River and thus reached the Headwaters of the Missouri.[...]
    [...]amuel. A
    Boston, Massachusetts, is not known. The History of Augusta, daughter, Darling Belle, was b[...]
    [...]in JAMES S. BALLARD
    The History of Augusta by Charles Nash, published in 1[...]
    [...]ear Sappington. (see George Cheese- Cheeseman history).
    man history).[...]
    [...]ee George W. ton Cemetery.
    Cheeseman history). She was staying with her Grandmother[...]
    [...]the big day, came the most unlikely upset in history. The school
    U.S. Mother and I were critic[...]
    [...]The North Bench.




    HISTORY OF THE NORTH BENCH[...]
    [...]t happen out at the Copper City
    mines.


    HISTORY OF EARL EMERICK ADAMS
    Earl Emerick Adam[...]
    [...]ad to be seeded again. It produced
    HISTORY OF FRANK HAHN[...]
    [...]Alan Hunt


    HISTORY OF WALTER AND VIRGINIA JOHNSTON
    Walter J[...]
    [...]any mem-
    son City, or the Madison House. The 1885 History states bers of his family arri[...]
    [...]llatin River, across
    from the area of the present Headwaters State Park. Grandpa
    Dunbar was the first permanen[...]se and barn. Barn called Dunbar Pavillion.
    family history, Fannie was the first white child born in the
    new[...]Byron and Thelma Dunbar.
    What a good time in history it must have been for children to
    grow up. Progre[...]their tribes for their yearly encamp-
    ment at the Headwaters. My father told me a nightly, bedtime
    stor[...]
    [...]le, interested in
    many things, especially Montana history, and mother was
    quite an authority on the[...]
    [...]Edith Olson

    HISTORY OF DAVID D. PA'ITEE
    Among the earliest m[...]
    [...]rnia; Thomas Jefferson, will proudly continue the heritage of this respected pioneer
    born June 7, 188[...]
    [...]gnal maintainer on (See George Cheeseman history.)
    the BN.[...]
    [...]tion to the history and development of Montana and Gallatin[...]
    [...]figures in American history and affairs. Henry served in the[...]
    AVIATION HISTORY OF THREE FORKS AREA
    Aviation came to Th[...]
    [...]problem of many years. Besides his HISTORY OF KANTA-PRODUCTS, INC.
    widow, Mary, he le[...]
    [...]ervice was held September 2, 1962 THE HISTORY OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
    with Rev. W. R. Par[...]
    [...]rom Bishop John The following is a brief history of the Church of Jesus Christ
    Baptist Bron[...]
    [...], Asst. Clerk Leland H.
    Petersen.
    From the history of the Church the following men have[...]ks congregation
    the Bozeman, Montana Stake. This history was taken from for five years. He the[...]n July 3, 1927.
    Records. This does not cover the history of the Church before It was during the m[...]a small
    The Cement Plant at Trident in its early history was owned by frame building was purchased a[...]members, until searching out their geneological history. Most congregation became separated from th[...]ovide living quarters for the newly arrived
    The history of Grace Lutheran Church dates back to 191[...]
    [...]are still interested
    Famous Pictures in American History" was picked as one of in the yout[...]
    [...]MASONIC HISTORY
    One or two girls were chosen to be in t[...]
    [...]school. She attended the Episcopal
    HISTORY OF BEN ADAMS[...]
    [...]intense cold to save himself.



    HISTORY OF J. Q. ADAMS
    John Quincy Adams was the[...]
    [...]eader, she espe- scattered over Mr. B's grave and Headwaters Park. She was a
    cially enjoyed mysteries by Aga[...]Rollyn and Frances (Muggs) Allen came to the Headwaters
    waukee, winters were spent at their Miam[...]
    [...]all his life at and around the Headwaters area. He graduated
    At a very early age, she[...]y B. Lemmon
    It is difficult to separate the history of the Barnes family
    from the Marshall family[...]his accident. Sarah did practical nursing in the Headwaters traveled through our area on her w[...]
    [...]911 and THE BATEMAN FAMILY HISTORY
    purchased the Three Forks Dairy from A.C.[...]
    [...]here he makes his home and is mar-
    pageant at the Headwaters in the 1950's. ried to[...]cows, chickens, horses and included in this history book. It's not easy to move so far away
    ra[...]
    [...]Illinois. From this marriage there Indian history of the area. This has led to much reading and
    evo[...]h dates were Ann - Nov. 27, 1950; center in the Headwaters Park should be there not only for
    Mary - M[...]
    [...]er involved in school and church HISTORY OF GAIL COLEGROVE CLARK
    events. She attended Gi[...]y. Grandma, Sarah Knowles, was born in
    operated Headwaters Rock & Antique Shop. Dale died on May[...]
    [...]roots are sunk in fifty five years of its history.
    Road service as Superintendent-Agent of t[...]
    [...]A._w.ong the outstanding women in the Headwaters area is
    Joe went to work for Karyn's[...]
    [...]e Forks High School and at-
    He arrived in the Headwaters Area, Oct. 1945. He engaged tended the Un[...]ilwaukee Road,
    WILLIAM R. AND HOPE L. DAVIS HISTORY eventually reaching[...]
    [...]Kintz in Oregon. They farmed HISTORY OF CLAUDIUS C. GAGE
    in the Sublimity and S[...]
    [...]grew up in
    house. You can see I do have a lot of history. Three Forks and atte[...]
    [...]is the present Coast to Coast store on East Main
    headwaters area. Harold remained in Three Forks for a[...]
    [...]hree Forks the rich tradition of Three Forks' history and their roots in it.
    IOOF lodge hall. T[...]
    [...]) to his birth- LAMACH-GEE HISTORY
    place in Norway, near Stegen, in the summe[...]
    [...]Mrs. Ell Lamb -.1889

    LAMB FAMILY HISTORY Corbett Ranc[...]
    [...]Louie and Lucile Lamb

    ANNA LANE HISTORY
    Anna Lane, a daughter of Tom and Julia L[...]
    [...]history is elsewhere.[...]Will Jenkins in 1940. Our history is included under the Wil-
    liam Jenkins history.[...]
    [...]ie Hernden of Manhattan, family at the Headwaters.
    Montana. He railroaded on the Milwaukee for many[...]ent many good times on
    picnics at what is now The Headwaters. Clark remembered
    his wife commenting on occasion[...]ived there
    most of the time. The story of how the Headwaters of the[...]
    [...]and Marion were married in 1916. The history of any area can only be as interesting and[...]
    [...]d Dad had lived through all of Three Forks' early
    history-making years, and they were among the real pionee[...]school auditorium. It was a large
    picture of the Headwaters, a beautiful scene and most approp-
    riate. We att[...]ked as a secretary in
    most interesting periods of history and experienced life ori the Bozeman unt[...]
    [...]Cedar Street E.M. Mestad gave a detailed history of Three Forks at that
    from Warren Dixon. This[...]thoroughly the history of Three Forks from the lot sale to the[...]
    [...]t of the Head- Creek ranch to Three Forks.
    waters Heritage Museum.[...]
    [...]erhaps his singing career Michael's history is elsewhere. Linda graduated from
    started in the[...]ature.
    Park. A few days later we went through the Headwaters area By 1929 times were rough[...]
    [...]an on the Northern Pacific Railroad
    (Boots) Myers history is elsewhere in this book. Ye[...]
    [...]kee Railroad for $11,000 a mile. HISTORY OF LESLIE MAX OLSON
    These men continued to[...]
    [...]HISTORY OF A.M.G. OTIO
    Many of the pictures which are included in <<Headwaters Adolph Moritz Gustave Otto was born December 10, 1887 at
    Heritage History" were taken by Mr. Olson.[...]There is always a beginning and ending in a history. This
    garage in Manhattan before moving to[...]
    in Three Forks, Montana, and will show a trend of history of started so many years ago.
    many[...]
    [...]id (maybe more). In
    THE HENRY PECK HISTORY the fall of 193[...]
    [...], HISTORY OF LLOYD PYFER'S ANCESTORS[...]
    [...]d, was known a~ Cub. As buildings at the Headwaters. In 1938 Art married Essie Ellen
    he grew to manho[...]ll Yates on the Murry side. They lived at the Headwaters until
    live in this area it has been left to them[...]fer were
    Trident they leased the ground where the Headwaters of the school board members an[...]
    [...]A Sunday ride to the Headwaters .[...]
    [...]ith this background, and urging of her husband, .
    Headwaters Cafe and Hazel ran it aided by her son Cla[...]
    [...]61. We have two
    My father majored in math and history at Bozeman. He children, Susan[...]
    [...]have
    been 86 June 14. He loved this area and its history. One of Les'
    dreams was of a museum in Thr[...]
    [...]Wickham passed away in Sept. 1936, and Mrs. Wick- history.
    ham in 1942. At that time the remaining f[...]
    [...], Connie, Tanya, and Charlotte. This history was too late to put into Gallatin City.
    Th[...]
    [...]on Cement Company's plant at Devil's Slide, Utah.
    headwaters of the Missouri River, Dan Morrison, a loc[...]
    [...], and a depot. Silent
    During Trident's 72 year history, there have been 17 plant movies were s[...]
    [...]The Victor Hays Adams, Jr. history begins with Grand-[...]
    [...]l students to school. Site. The Missouri River Headwaters State Park is now
    Later a larger bus was p[...]
    [...]t Darlinton Manor.


    CARVER/NEVILLE HISTORY
    On April 21, 1929 I W-8."S born in the h[...]
    [...]it brought to an end an era of Trident history.[...]THE DICKMAN FAMILY HISTORY[...]racks. The very is now a trustee for the Headwaters Heritage Museum.
    special times spent with my grandf[...]
    [...]rumpet in the Game which is being used as the Headwaters Park and
    Junior High Band, has been taking[...]
    The Headwaters - Photo by Walt Feistner.
    [...]2 miles from Three Forks. One little
    Excerpt from history written by Corinne Glendelen (Ward) tow[...]held at Headwaters Park.

    Corrine Glendelen Ward[...]
    [...]e
    State C Class Championship team; a first in the history of
    Willow Creek High School. The same year[...]
    [...]of Richard's history ledgers and map books is dated 1875,[...]
    [...]. Dave important part of Molly and Allen's family history.
    born March 6, 1974 at heridan.[...]
    [...]a rancher beekeeper, trapper and
    fi herman in the Headwaters area for over fifty years. He was
    father o[...]
    [...]e, and Mary.
    Clarence married Maggie Cloyd. Their history is elsewhere.
    Lon married Helen Davis. The[...]
    [...]e Torn Williams" 1860-1898. We have no history on her.
    store that was located one-half block eas[...]ABE NEVINS
    We don't have much early history on the Nevins' and less on
    Abe other than[...]
    [...]hene Hale,
    But now, we wish to relate a bit of history about one Sanford daughter of George Edward an[...]Livingston County, Missouri. The wed-
    the Montana Headwaters Territory. ding[...]ansferred
    Sanford first came into Montana and the Headwaters Terri- Rev. Sanford, this time t[...]
    [...]rks, I feel I am really an early
    settler of the headwaters of the Missouri. I am the daughter of
    Ar[...]
    [...]. .... ..... 400 Boy Scout History ............. ... ............... 385
    Andr[...]
    [...]Geologic History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]
    [...]........ 492 Masonic History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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