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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
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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
Area 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 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Minnie Spotted-Wolf 1923 – 1988 ![200px-NativeAmericanWomenMarines_1943[1] 200px-NativeAmericanWomenMarines_1943[1]](./assets/images/200px-NativeAmericanWomenMarines_1943_1_.jpg) 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] pondera[1]](./assets/images/pondera_1_.png) 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 Sw 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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