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Glacier County is a very diverse land area containing many mountains including Mount Cleveland at 10,438 feet, in contrast tothe plains to the east. The county holds a rugged portion of Glacier
National Park, with many mountains exceeding 9000 feet elevationlevel. On the west side of the county near the Flathead County linelies the Rocky Mountains and Glacier National Park. Throughout the central and eastern portion of the County are rolling and flat plains, and scattered buttes. The plains are often windy, and trees in this area are scarce. There are small lakes and rivers throughout
Glacier County. The northern border to the county meets Alberta,
Canada. To the east borders Toole county, and on the southern
end lies Pondera county. .

       The area now known as Glacier County became a part of the United States in 1803 when President Thomas Jefferson negotiated the "Louisiana Purchase" deal with France. The land was then occupied by the Blackfeet Indians who had moved down from the Saskatchewan area of Canada sometime after 1730.

           The Lewis and Clark Expedition entered Montana in 1805 but it was not until July of 1806
when Captain Meriwether Lewis led a small team up the North Fork of the Marias River, (now
known as the Cut Bank River) into what has become Glacier County.
         
  Due to conflicts with the Blackfeet Tribe few pioneers ventured into this territory. Only
a few trappers and fur traders found it worth while to face the hardships to survive here.  As
time went on more interest was found in mining, farming and ranching. This interest was
eventually focused towards the now Glacier County.
        
  Oil was first discoverd in Montana in 1864, however it was not
until 1902 when a copper miner "Sam Somes" accidentally found oil
in the Swift Current Creek region. A few more wells were drilled in the
area but then interest was lost until the 1920's when a large oil strike
near Shelby revived the interest again. By 1931 a well in Cut Bank was
into production and by the mid 1930's the Cut Bank field was doing
extremely well and went on to become Montana's top ranking oil field in
1936. While most of the oil industry in Montana suffered during the
depression the Cut Bank field held on and managed to increase it's
oil production. There are still many oil wells standing in Glacier County
and although production has dropped off considerably, many are still
in operation.

GLACIER NATIONAL PARK

                    
           When Montana was divided into counties in 1865 we were then a part of Chouteau
County, with Fort Benton as our County seat. In 1893 Chouteau County was split up and we became
a part of Teton County and the town of Choteau was the County seat. (Note: A difference in
spelling of Chouteau County and the town of Choteau.)
           Teton County was divided again in 1919 and Glacier County was formed. After a much
heated battle and election Cut Bank won the County seat position over
 

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