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East face of the Crazy Mountains in the northern Rocky Mountains of Montana (2015)

Montana (/mɒnˈtænə/ ^ⓘ mon-TAN-ə) is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It borders Idaho to the west, North Dakota to the east, South Dakota to the southeast, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan to the north. It is the fourth-largest state by area, the eighth-least populous state, and the third-least densely populated state. Its capital is Helena, while the most populous city is Billings. The western half of the state contains numerous mountain ranges, while the eastern half is characterized by western prairie terrain and badlands, with smaller mountain ranges found throughout the state.

Most of Montana first came under American sovereignty with the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and was explored by the Lewis and Clark Expedition shortly thereafter. Fur trappers followed and were the main economic activity in the area until gold was discovered in 1852. The ensuing gold rush, along with the passage of the Homestead Acts in 1862, brought large numbers of American settlers to Montana. Rapid population growth and development culminated in statehood on November 8, 1889. Mining, particularly around Butte and Helena, would remain the state's main economic engine through the mid-20th century.

Montana has no official nickname but several unofficial ones, most notably "Big Sky Country", "The Treasure State", "Land of the Shining Mountains", and "The Last Best Place". Its economy is primarily based on agriculture, including ranching and cereal grain farming. Other significant economic resources include oil, gas, coal, mining, and lumber. The health care, service, defense, and government sectors are also significant to the state's economy. Montana's fastest-growing sector is tourism, with 12.6 million tourists (as of 2019) visiting the state each year. (Full article...)

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Ryan David Leaf (born May 15, 1976) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for four seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the San Diego Chargers and the Dallas Cowboys between 1998 and 2001, and also played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Seattle Seahawks.

Leaf played college football with the Washington State Cougars, finishing as a finalist for the Heisman Trophy after his junior year. He was selected as the second overall pick by the San Diego Chargers in the 1998 NFL draft after Peyton Manning, but his career was shortened due to poor play, bad behavior, injuries, and struggles with his work ethic and ability to stay focused. (Full article...)

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Butte is a city in southwestern Montana established as a mining camp in the 1860s in the northern Rocky Mountains straddling the Continental Divide. Butte became a hotbed for silver and gold mining in its early stages, and grew exponentially upon the advent of electricity in the late-nineteenth century due to the land's large natural stores of copper. In 1888 alone, mining operations in Butte had generated an output of $23 million. The arrival of several magnates in the area around this time, later known as the "Copper Kings," marked the beginning of Butte's establishment as a boomtown.

The city was also the site of various political events relating to is industrial roots and expansive workforce, and was home to strong labor activism and Socialist movements in the early-twentieth century. After numerous mining-related disasters (including the 1917 Speculator Mine disaster the largest hard rock mining disaster in world history), and a steady decline in copper demand, Butte's Anaconda Copper company shifted to open-pit mining in the mid-twentieth century. Over several decades, mining took place at the Berkeley Pit before operations were ceased in 1983. Post-millennium economic forces in Butte have largely centered on technology and the health industry, as well as efforts to preserve the city's historic buildings and cultural sites. In 2002, Butte was one of only twelve towns in America to be named a Distinctive Destination by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. (Full article...)

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Image 1Quake Lake was created by a landslide during the 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake. (from Montana)
Image 2Yellowstone Airport, West Yellowstone, Montana (from Montana)
Image 3Temperature and precipitation for Montana's capital city, Helena (from Montana)

Map of counties in Montana by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census

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Non-Hispanic White

50–60%

60–70%

70–80%

80–90%

90%+

Native American

50–60%

60–70%

70–80%

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Image 5Pretty Nose at Fort Keogh, 1879 (from History of Montana)
Image 6The Palisades area on the north end of the ski area at Red Lodge Mountain Resort (from Montana)
Image 7Pompeys Pillar National Monument (from Montana)
Image 8Chief Joseph and Col. John Gibbon met again on the Big Hole Battlefield site in 1889. (from Montana)
Image 9Map of Williston Basin oil fields with reservoirs in Bakken Formation (from History of Montana)
Image 10Dancers at Crow Fair in 1941 (from Montana)
Image 11Mountain Line buses queue to pick up passengers in Missoula. (from Transportation in Montana)
Image 12Stump Horn and family (Northern Cheyenne); showing home and horse-drawn travois. (from History of Montana)
Image 13Chief Joseph (from History of Montana)
Image 14Joseph M. Dixon, Congressman (1903–1913) and Governor of Montana (1921–1925) (from History of Montana)
Image 15Early tribal treaty territories in Montana (from History of Montana)
Image 16Montana population density map (from Montana)
Image 17Swedish gold panners in 1860s Montana. The Montana gold rush began in 1862. (from History of Montana)
Image 18Click to enlarge detailed map (from Transportation in Montana)
Image 19Ethnic origins in Montana (from Montana)
Image 20U.S. Route 93 in Montana (from Transportation in Montana)
Image 21Mining headframes in Butte, MT (from History of Montana)
Image 22First Interstate Center, in downtown Billings, is the tallest building in Montana. (from Montana)
Image 23Treemap of the popular vote by county, 2016 presidential election. Areas are in proportion to the number of votes cast in each county. (from Montana)
Image 24The Scout in Winter, Crow, 1908 by Edward S. Curtis (from History of Montana)
Image 25Buffalo Soldiers, Ft. Keogh, Montana, 1890. The nickname was given to the "Black Cavalry" by the Native American tribes they fought. (from Montana)
Image 26Early Indian treaty territories in Montana (from Montana)
Image 27Jeannette Rankin, August 1916 (from History of Montana)
Image 28Relief map of Montana (from Montana)
Image 29Missouri Breaks region in central Montana (from Montana)
Image 30From Frank Bond, "Louisiana" and the Louisiana Purchase.
Government Printing Office, 1912 Map No. 4. (from History of Montana)
Image 31Köppen climate types of Montana, using 1991-2020 climate normals (from Montana)
Image 32Missoula, the second-largest city in Montana (from Montana)
Image 33Population of Montana 1870–2018 (from Montana)
Image 34Clark Fork River, Missoula, in autumn (from Montana)
Image 35The Empire Builder in Essex (from Transportation in Montana)
Image 36Guided snowmobile tours in Yellowstone Park (from Montana)
Image 37An Airbus A319 waits at Billings Logan International Airport. (from Transportation in Montana)
Image 38Lone Mountain at Big Sky Ski Resort (from Montana)
Image 39Montana Rail Link freight haulage in 2005 (from Transportation in Montana)
Image 40Montana ranks 2nd nationally in craft breweries per capita. (from Montana)
Image 41The Big Sky Resort (from Montana)
Image 42Montana State Bobcats football at Bobcat Stadium (Montana State University), Bozeman (from Montana)
Image 43Assiniboine family, Montana, 1890–91 (from Montana)
Image 44Saint Mary Lake in Glacier National Park (from Montana)
Image 45100 pound native Montana wolf taken in 1928 (from Montana)
Image 46Montana Territory in 1865 (from Montana)
Image 47Mennonite family in Montana, c. 1937 (from Montana)
Image 48Main Street in Red Lodge, 2000, showing iron facades on buildings (from History of Montana)
Image 49General locations of Indian reservations in Montana (from Montana)
Image 50Map of Montana (from Montana)
Image 51Map of domestic flights available from the largest airport in Montana (Click to enlarge) (from Transportation in Montana)
Image 52Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site, Deer Lodge, MT, date unknown (from History of Montana)

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... that Absaroka was a proposed U.S. state that would have included parts of Wyoming, South Dakota, and Montana?
... that a "North Dakota joke of the mornin'" was a feature on Montana radio station KGRZ because the station's owner and morning show host hailed from that state?
... that Kane Ioane finished his playing career at Montana State as the Big Sky Conference's all-time tackles leader?
... that Symphyotrichum molle, the soft aster, can be found only in the Bighorn Mountains of Montana and Wyoming?
... that one owner of Montana radio station KXGF went from owning a stake in a waterbed dealership to liquidating his assets in a span of six months?
... that Montana television station KOPR-TV brought forward its start date by several months, only to last just one year?

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