Hello, My name is Jo Ann Boyd Scott, I am your Genealogy Trails host for Powell County, Montana. I try to bring you as many of the stories, biographies, military etc. Use the search box located under the county to speed up your search. THIS SITE IS UP FOR ADOPTION. Copyright, 2006-2011 includes all contents including photos. Submitters retain all cop
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Deer Lodge is a town in Powell County Montana (where the old State Prison is located. DO NOT mix up with Deer Lodge County.
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Adjacent counties
Flathead County, Montana - north
Lewis and Clark County, Montana - northeast & east
Jefferson County, Montana - southeast (not linked
as under construction.
Deer Lodge County, Montana - south
Bands of outlaws and vigilantes roamed the early Montana Territory leaving a path of destruction and death. In an attempt to tame the wild west, a prison was established in Deer Lodge in 1871.
Constructed primarily with convict labor, the Old Montana Prison was an active prison until 1979, when it was moved to a new facility four miles west of town.
The Old Montana Prison is preserved and presented to you by Powell County Museum and Arts Foundation.
It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. GO TO PRISONS
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WELCOME TO POWELL COUNTY MONTANA
