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Life Before Trains
Utah, Northern and Indian Lands
The Northern Pacific
The Great Northern Railway
The Milwaukee Road
100
Travel to Montana was this, that, and another.
What is hard, slow, and expensive?
100
The first railroad to get anyway near Montana.
What was the Union Pacific?
100
The percentage of our state’s lands that were given to the Northern Pacific.
What is 14%?
100
His nickname of “Empire Builder” reflected his desire to conquer the world, at least economically.
Who was James Hill?
100
The Milwaukee Road's timing was poor, as this opened up soon after they finished their track.
What is the Panama Canal?
200
In the late 1860s, Montana’s mines produced this much gold per month.
What was $2 million?
200
The Utah and Northern Railroad ran parallel to it.
What is the Corrine Road?
200
This crisis stopped most railroad construction for six years in Montana.
What was the Panic of 1873?
200
His company, Standard Oil, financed much of the Great Northern.
Who was John Rockefeller?
200
Instead of steam, the Milwaukee Railroad’s engines ran on this.
What is electricity?
300
Trains made of these transported thousands of items to and from Montana before railroads.
What are wagons?
300
He told the Crow that if they didn't sell, they might have to move.
Who was the Great Father (the President?)
300
These slowed rail progress across the Dakotas and Eastern Montana.
What are Indian Raids?
300
Found by John Stevens, this shortcut became known as the ‘Lost Pass.’
What is Marias pass?
300
The colors of the cars for the Milwaukee road.
What is Orange and Maroon?
400
Before statehood, Montana paid more in this than almost any other place in the US.
What are federal taxes?
400
Because of this, the Blackfeet were forced to sell their heaven on earth.
What is starvation or the bison eradication?
400
This city, south of Seattle, became the Northern Pacific’s headquarters and the starting point for building east.
What is Tacoma?
400
The best place in the Flathead for a main terminus, but it was too expensive for Mr. Hill.
What is Columbia Falls?
400
Like other railroads, the Milwaukee advertised Eastern Montana as this.
What is a Farmer’s paradise?
500
Railroads brought an end to these two things.
What was the Wild West and the Frontier?
500
By the time rail was actually built, these were outdated and renegotiated.
What are treaties?
500
This legacy still affects us today in Montana, a leftover from the Northern Pacific.
What is a Checkerboard?
500
The site north of Demersville that was recommended by Mr. Conrad.
What was the Fisher Homestead?
500
The juice to run the engines came from this company, also partially owned by the Milwaukee.
What is Montana Power?