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Special thanks to a great volunteer. The pictures (1880’s-1900)  on this site have been shared by Jana. She grew up in the Toole Area.  and we thank you for your
 generosity.Look at the family picture below. This is an example of the pioneers with their family.You can  feel the love, pride and joy for  family.. They overcame all
 the devasting environments. 
It is believed these pictures reflect times in late 1880’s.
In this web site are a few pictures of the county and     more on her link.
 This county is northern MT. with       Canada as a neighbor and it is COLD there. Look     closely at these pictures and imagine living there in those times.
                   mtfamily4darker click this link for queries and pictures.

An opinion for today: Dirt Roads
What's mainly wrong with society today is that too many Dirt Roads have been paved.  
There's not a problem in America today, that wouldn't be remedied, if we just had more Dirt Roads, because Dirt Roads give character. 
People that live at the end of Dirt Roads learn early on that life is a bumpy ride.
 That it can jar you right down to your teeth sometimes, but it's worth it, if at the end is home...a loving spouse, happy kids and a dog.
We wouldn't have near the trouble with our educational system if our kids got their exercise walking a Dirt Road with other kids, from whom they learn how to get along.
There was less crime in our streets before they were paved. Criminals didn't walk two dusty miles to rob or pillage, if they knew they'd be welcomed by 5 b
arking dogs and a double barrel shotgun. (I can not find the author, e-mail me if you know. Thanks.)

      Toole County was created 7 May 1914 from Teton and Hill Counties. County seat: Shelby
      According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,946 square miles (5,040 km²), of which, 1,911 square miles (4,949 km²) of it is land
      and 35 square miles (90 km²) of it (1.79%) is water.

      Its northern boundary is the Canadian border. A part of its southern boundary is formed by Maria's River, which flows through the south-eastern portion.
      In the eastern part are several creeks, the largest of which is Willow, which rises in the Sweet Grass hills and follows a southerly course through the county.  
        In the Sweet Grass hills and elsewhere indications of oil and gas have been found.
       


             
      Neighboring Counties:
            Glacier County, Montana - west
             Pondera County, Montana - south
             Liberty County, Montana - east
            Warner County No. 5, Alberta - north  

 

Toole County Chronology

1803

Louisiana Purchase

1805

Maria's River named by Captain Meriwether Lewis

1806

Maria's River explored by Captain Lewis, Reuben and Joseph Field, and George Drewyer

1846

Fort Lewis established-renamed Fort Benton in 1850

1853-1855

Survey for western railroad by General Isaac Stevens

1870

Whoop up Trail - from Fort Benton to Fort McLeod

1882

Soldier Camp on the Marias - from Fort Shaw

1885

Gold Discovered in Sweetgrass Hills

1888

Indians "sold" the Sweetgrass Hills - land opened to white settlers

1889

Montana enters the Union as the 41st State

1890

Narrow Gauge Railroad built from Lethbridge to Great Falls - end of steamboat travel on the Missouri River

1891

Great Northern Railroad completed to the Marias Pass

1895

Gold Butte established - first post office and first school at Gold Butte

1903

May blizzard - many cattle and sheep perished

1908

June flood of the Marias River - destroyed homes and property

1910

Coming of Homesteaders

1914

Toole County formed with Shelby as the county seat

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

              
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