A History of Montana in 101 Places

Sites and Stories from the Montana Historical Society by Ellen Baumler, Christine Brown, Martha Kohl, and Kirby Lambert. Photographs by Tom Ferris

A History of Montana in 101 Places outlines how community organizations, everyday folks, and local, state, and federal governments have made and remade the Last Best Place. 101 Places features diverse locations that embody major cultural, economic, and political developments in the history of the state. Indigenous cultural sites share space with battlefields, schools, farms, taverns, and mines as these places come together to tell Montana's story.