It's the year that Montana became a state
1889
He was an ambassador to Japan
Mike Mansfield
This African American unit also fought wildfires in Montana
555 Parachute Battalion, Triple Nickels
It's the year that women got the right to vote in Montana
1914
The state bird
Western Meadowlark
These laws shed light on public meetings and processes
Sunshine Laws
Related to a General with the same last name, he lived in Livingston and had a travelling road show. We still have a building named for him.
AW Miles
This place was formerly known as the Great Falls Army Air Base
Malmstrom Air Base
The first woman to hold federal office, she voted against both World War 1 and World War 2 while in congress
Jeannette Rankin
The state tree
Ponderosa Pine
It's the year that Montana passed it's current constitution
1972
This artist created about 4000 paintings of western life
Charles M Russell (CMR)
This war was kind of the opposite of war
Cold war
Alcohol
The state flower
Bitterroot
This town has a combined city-county government
Butte
He lived in a cabin near Lincoln
Unabomber, Ted Kaczynski
You can find these in square, underground concrete structures around the prairies of Montana
Minute Man missiles
This political party wanted closer attention to the needs of farmers, workers, and small businessmen
Prairie Populist
The state motto
Oro y Plata
He was Montana's first territorial governor
Sidney Edgerton
The last Crow war chief
Joe Medicine Crow
We use this to get around almost every day, it was a result of World War 2
Insterstate Highway System
Almost 3 million men were employed by this alliterative organization
CCC
Montana has this many counties
56