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                                Pondera County, Montana                                              
Adjacent counties
         •Chouteau County, MT  to the southeast
Flathead County, MT  to the west
Glacier County, MT to the north
•Liberty County, MT to the east
•Teton County, MT  to the south
Toole County, MT  to the north

HISTORICAL SITES:

Historic Significance:  Event, Architecture/Engineering 
Architect, builder, or engineer:  Unknown 
Architectural Style:  No Style Listed 
Area of Significance:  Architecture, Social History, Entertainment/Recreation, Politics/Government 
Period of Significance:  1900-1924, 1925-1949 
Owner:  Local Gov't 
Historic Function:  Government, Government, Recreation And Culture 
Historic Sub-function:  Auditorium, City Hall, Correctional Facility, Courthouse 
Current Function:  Education, Government, Recreation And Culture 
Current Sub-function:  City Hall, Library, Museum 
 
  Froggie's Stopping Place on the Whoop-Up Trail ** (added 1993 - Site - #93000277)
Also known as Lucille;Midway Station
Address Restricted, Conrad 
 Historic Significance:  Information Potential, Event 
Area of Significance:  Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Transportation 
Cultural Affiliation:  Euroamerican 
Period of Significance:  1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924 
Owner:  Private 
Historic Function:  Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Transportation 
Historic Sub-function:  Hotel, Post Office, Road-Related, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling 
Current Function:  Vacant/Not In Use 
 
 Two Medicine Fight Site *** (added 1970 - Site - #70000361)
Also known as Site of Lewis' Fight with the Blackfeet (July 27, 1806)
About 25 mi. SE of Browning, Browning 
 Historic Significance:  Event 
Area of Significance:  Social History, Native American, Exploration/Settlement 
Period of Significance:  1800-1824 
Owner:  Private 
Historic Function:  Defense, Domestic 
Historic Sub-function:  Battle Site, Camp 
Current Function:  Agriculture/Subsistence 
 
 Valier Public School (added 1985 - Building - #85000646)
Also known as Old School House
820 3rd St., Valier 
 Historic Significance:  Architecture/Engineering 
Architect, builder, or engineer:  Shanley,George H. 
Architectural Style:  No Style Listed 
Area of Significance:  Architecture 
Period of Significance:  1900-1924 
Owner:  Private 
Historic Function:  Education 
Historic Sub-function:  School 
Current Function:  Vacant/Not In Use 
 
Blackstock Residence (added 1988 - Building - #87002515)
217 W. Towne, Glendive 
 Historic Significance:  Architecture/Engineering 
Architect, builder, or engineer:  Unknown 
Architectural Style:  No Style Listed 
Area of Significance:  Architecture 
Period of Significance:  1900-1924 
Owner:  Private 
Historic Function:  Domestic 
Historic Sub-function:  Single Dwelling 
Current Function:  Domestic 
Current Sub-function:  Single Dwelling 
 
 First Methodist Episcopal Church and Parsonage (added 1988 - Building - #87002513)
209 N. Kendrick, Glendive 
 Historic Significance:  Architecture/Engineering 
Architect, builder, or engineer:  Rivenes,Brynjulf 
Architectural Style:  Late Gothic Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman, Other 
Area of Significance:  Architecture 
Period of Significance:  1900-1924 
Owner:  Private 
Historic Function:  Religion 
Historic Sub-function:  Church Related Residence, Religious Structure 
Current Function:  Religion 
Current Sub-function:  Church Related Residence, Religious Structure 
 

 Glendive City Water Filtration Plant (added 1988 - Building - #87002512)
420 W. Bell St., Glendive 
 Historic Significance:  Event 
Area of Significance:  Politics/Government, Community Planning And Development 
Period of Significance:  1900-1924, 1925-1949 
Owner:  Local Gov't 
Historic Function:  Industry/Processing/Extraction 
Historic Sub-function:  Water Works 
Current Function:  Industry/Processing/Extraction 
Current Sub-function:  Water Works 
 

 Glendive Heat, Light and Power Company Power Plant (added 1988 - Building - #87002511)
Clough St., Glendive 
 Historic Significance:  Event 
Area of Significance:  Industry 
Period of Significance:  1900-1924, 1925-1949 
Owner:  Private 
Historic Function:  Industry/Processing/Extraction 
Historic Sub-function:  Energy Facility 
Current Function:  Vacant/Not In Use 

 Hagen Site *** (added 1966 - Site - #66000432)
Also known as 24-DW-2
Address Restricted, Glendive 
 Historic Significance:  Information Potential 
Area of Significance:  Prehistoric 
Cultural Affiliation:  Crow, Mandan 
Period of Significance:  1500-1599, 1600-1649, 1650-1699 
Owner:  Private 
Historic Function:  Domestic 
Historic Sub-function:  Village Site 
Current Function:  Agriculture/Subsistence 
Current Sub-function:  Agricultural Fields 
 
 Krug, Charles, House (added 1976 - Building - #76001122)
Also known as Krug House
103 N. Douglas St., Glendive 
 Historic Significance:  Person, Architecture/Engineering 
Architect, builder, or engineer:  Chivers,Herbert C. 
Architectural Style:  No Style Listed 
Historic Person:  Krug,Charles 
Significant Year:  1907 
Area of Significance:  Agriculture, Architecture, Social History, Economics, Industry, Commerce 
Period of Significance:  1900-1924 
Owner:  Private 
Historic Function:  Domestic 
Historic Sub-function:  Single Dwelling 
Current Function:  Domestic 
Current Sub-function:  Single Dwelling 
 
 McCone Residence (added 1988 - Building - #87002509)
218 W. Towne, Glendive 
 Historic Significance:  Person 
Historic Person:  McCone,George 
Significant Year:  1904, 1908, 1900 
Area of Significance:  Politics/Government, Commerce 
Period of Significance:  1900-1924 
Owner:  Private 
Historic Function:  Domestic 
Historic Sub-function:  Single Dwelling 
Current Function:  Domestic 
Current Sub-function:  Single Dwelling 
 
 Merrill Avenue Historic District (added 1988 - District - #87002508)
W side of Merrill Ave. between S. Douglas St. and W. Clement St., E side of Merrill Ave. between W. Towne and W. Clement, Glendive 
 Historic Significance:  Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering 
Architect, builder, or engineer:  Rivenes,Brynjulf 
Architectural Style:  Italianate, Late Gothic Revival, Classical Revival 
Historic Person:  Krug,Charles,et al. 
Area of Significance:  Architecture, Transportation, Politics/Government, Commerce 
Period of Significance:  1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949 
Owner:  Private , Local Gov't 
Historic Function:  Commerce/Trade, Government, Landscape 
Historic Sub-function:  Business, City Hall, Park, Specialty Store 
Current Function:  Commerce/Trade, Government, Landscape 
Current Sub-function:  Business, City Hall, Park, Specialty Store 
 

 Northern Pacific Railroad Settling Tanks (added 1988 - Building - #87002507)
Towne and Clough Sts., Glendive 
 Historic Significance:  Event 
unionpacificArea of Significance:  Transportation 
Period of Significance:  1900-1924 
Owner:  Local Gov't 
Historic Function:  Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation 
Historic Sub-function:  Rail-Related, Water Works 
Current Function:  Government 
 
 


 Northern Pacific Underpass (added 1988 - Site - #88000540)
Also known as Railroad Underpass
Between S. Merrill and Anderson Ave., Billings 
 Historic Significance:  Event, Architecture/Engineering 
Architect, builder, or engineer:  Wester,Joseph L. 
Architectural Style:  No Style Listed 
Area of Significance:  Engineering, Community Planning And Development 
Period of Significance:  1900-1924 
Owner:  Private 
Historic Function:  Transportation 
Historic Sub-function:  Pedestrian Related 
Current Function:  Transportation 
Current Sub-function:  Pedestrian Related 
 
 


 Sacred Heart Church (added 1988 - Building - #87002504)
316 W. Benham, Glendive 
 Historic Significance:  Architecture/Engineering 
Architect, builder, or engineer:  Rivenes,Brynjulf 
Architectural Style:  Other, Romanesque 
Area of Significance:  Architecture 
Period of Significance:  1925-1949 
Owner:  Private 
Historic Function:  Religion 
Historic Sub-function:  Religious Structure 
Current Function:  Religion 
Current Sub-function:  Religious Structure 
 

 US Post Office (added 1988 - Building - #87002503)
221 N. Kendrick, Glendive 
 Historic Significance:  Event, Architecture/Engineering 
Architect, builder, or engineer:  Et al., Simon,Louis A. 
Architectural Style:  Colonial 
Area of Significance:  Architecture, Politics/Government 
Period of Significance:  1925-1949 
Owner:  Federal 
Historic Function:  Government 
Historic Sub-function:  Post Office 
Current Function:  Government 
 
Pondera County is a county located in the U.S. state of Montana. As of 2000, the population was 6,424. Its county seat is Conrad[1].

City
Conrad
[edit] Town
Valier
[edit] Census-designated place
Heart Butte
     Other communities
Brady
Dupuyer
Fowler
Ledger
Manson
Robare
Williams


 Notable residents
Ivan Doig, author; resided in Dupuyer, Pondera County.


George Montgomery - film/television actor; born and raised in Brady, Pondera County.
[edit] References

Minnie Spotted-Wolf                                       
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Minnie Spotted-Wolf
1923 – 1988 200px-NativeAmericanWomenMarines_1943[1]
Place of birth Heart Butte, Montana
Allegiance United States of America
Service/branch United States Marine Corps
Years of service 1943-1945
Rank Private
Battles/wars World War II

 
Minnie Spotted Wolf (left) with two other Native American Women Marines, 1943Private Minnie Spotted-Wolf (1923 – 1988)[1] was the first Native American woman to enlist in the United States Marine Corps. She enlisted in the Marine Corps Women's Reserve in July 1943.
Minnie, from Heart Butte, Montana, is a member of the Blackfeet tribe, Prior to joining the Marines, she had worked on her father's ranch doing such chores as cutting fence posts, driving a two-ton truck, and breaking horses. Her comment on Marine boot camp: "It was hard but

 Minnie Spotted Wolf (left) with two other Native American Women Marines, 1943Private Minnie Spotted-Wolf (1923 – 1988)[1] was the first Native American woman to enlist in the United States Marine Corps. She enlisted in the Marine Corps Women's Reserve in July 1943.

Minnie, from Heart Butte, Montana, is a member of the Blackfeet tribe, Prior to joining the Marines, she had worked on her father's ranch doing such chores as cutting fence posts, driving a two-ton truck, and breaking horses. Her comment on Marine boot camp: "It was hard but when it was over, I was proud of myself and all that I accomplished

The town was named for Peter Valier, who supervised construction of the Montana Western Railway's railroad line between Valier and Conrad, the county seat of Pondera County.


County seat: Conrad
 pondera[1]
City Conrad

Town Valier
 
CDP Heart Butte
 
 
The following libraries are located in Pondera County. Please select a library in Pondera County to view the details. Conrad Public Library
15 4th Avenue Swlibraryfrontpage
Conrad, MT 59425 Valier Pub   lic Library
400 Teton Ave
Valier, MT 59486


Pondera County Vital RecordsClerk & Recorder
20 4th Avenue, SW
Conrad, MT 59425-2340
(406) 271-4000
Email: clerkrec@3rivers.net

 
Birth or Death certificates are not public records, but are filed in the Clerk and Recorder's office for the convenience of family members and people having legal authority for access. The State of Montana also has these records, but we can provide the information faster and at lower or equal cost. We also have on file certificates of discharge of persons who served with the United States Armed Forces.
Record Cost Dates Ordering Notes
Birth $5.00 certified
$2.00 non-certified  Order Online  available to immediate family or legal representative only
Death $3.00 certified
$2.00 non-certified  Order Online  available to immediate family or legal representative only
 

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