A Guide to Historic Hamilton

Montana Mainstreets, Volume 4 by Chere Jiusto

Founded in 1890 against the backdrop of the lush Bitterroot Valley, the town of Hamilton emerged with the growth of western Montana's timber, railroad, and agriculture industries. Hamilton owes its early history to copper baron Marcus Daly, whose Anaconda Company sawmill and private Bitter Root Stock Farm dominated the community through the late nineteenth century. The drama of the twentieth-century apple boom and the saga of the battle to find a cure for Rocky Mountain tick fever enrich the town's more recent past. Offering detailed architectural and historical insights on the buildings and historic sites of both Hamilton and the surrounding Bitterroot Valley, this informative guide will entice readers to explore "the jewel of the Bitterroot."