The granite county historical society is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving and interpreting historical documents, artifacts, and sites in. Landwatch has hundreds of land listings for sale in granite county. Sunrise mine, hall, granite county, mt library of congress. Posts about granite county montana written by carrollvanwest. The first floor of the old hotel was completely remodeled to provide museum display space, a community center, and gift shop. Based on recent landwatch data, granite county, montana ranks 31st among the 56 counties in the state for the total acres of rural properties, ranches and hunting land currently advertised for sale.
Granite ghost town state park showcases remnants of this once thriving 1890s silver boomtown that bears stark witness to montana s boomandbust mining history. List of books and articles about montana history online research. Old historical city, county and state maps of montana. The valley of the upper yellowstonean exploration of the headwaters of the yellowstone river in the year 1869. The county was founded in 1893, and was named for a mountain which contains the granite mountain silver mine. Discover librarianselected research resources on montana history from the. Guide to granite county, montana ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and. Montana brand books montana department of livestock. Montana holds a rich history of mining in the old west. The state of montana maintains the mine superintendents house and the ruins of the union hall as granite ghost town state park. The 10 best montana history museums with photos tripadvisor. Local histories edit edit source local histories are available for granite county, montana genealogy.
Granite is a ghost town in granite county, montana, united states, three miles east of the town of philipsburg. Designed by the important montana architectural firm of link and haire, this small town county courthouse also speaks to the countys early 20th century ambitions, with its stately classical columned portico and its central classical. There are 175 active homes for sale in granite county, mt, which spend an average. Find property records, vital records, inmate and court records, professional and business licenses, contractor licenses and much more. Philipsburg, mt is a popular tourist destination and ghost town trails is the definitive work on the history of granite county, montanas ghost towns. Philipsburg, mt is a popular tourist destination and ghost town trails is the definitive work on the history of granite county, montana s ghost towns. The state of montana maintains the mine superintendents house and the ruins of the union hall as granite ghost town state park history. Survey books the montana water resources survey is a comprehensive county by county assessment of montanas historical water use. Sunrise mine, hall, granite county, mt contributor names historic american engineering record, creator mclure, william u. The granite county museum and cultural center is a treasure trove of information.
National register of historic places received nw national park. Because i was born and raised in granite county montana, i have had the privilege to either know many of them, their descendants personally. The following works deal with the cultural, political, economic, military, biographical and. Copies of county land records can be found for many montana counties in the familysearch catalog under montana county land and property. Origin of placer gold nuggets and history of formation of glacial gold placers, gold creek, granite county, montana jeffrey s. While transportation was readily available, drummond was surrounded by larger towns so even at its height it rarely topped over 500 residents, meaning that today its historic buildings largely document a typical montana rural railroad town of the mid20th century. About this blog the purpose of this blog is to share and seek information on the history of granite county, montana. The montana division of criminal investigation has opened a preliminary probe into the potential misuse of county funds by a granite county commissioner. Granite ghost town state park showcases remnants of this once thriving 1890s silver boomtown that bears stark witness to montanas boomandbust mining history. Montanaatlas montana granite county, montana people quickfactsgranite countymontana population, 2005 estimate 2,965935,670 population, percent change, april 1, 2000 to july 1, 2005 4. Silver was first discovered by a man named eli holland in 1875, and though a small shaft was dug, little work progressed at the claim. All mine locations were obtained from the usgs mineral resources data system. Origin of placer gold nuggets and history of formation of. In a few cases our topics will lap over into adjacent counties as mining districts especially do not respect the later boundaries imposed by politicians.
Granite county, montana mines western mining history. Jul 10, 2016 posts about granite county montana written by carrollvanwest. Montana land and property genealogy familysearch wiki. She attended a one room school house in stone for her primary education and boarded with a philipsburg family to complete granite county high. Montana county naturalization records, 18671970 includes granite county source. Ghost town, a guide to the historic ghost towns of granite county. News from quigley cottage a philipsburg montana bed and. Beley is the prosperous proprietor of one of the finest bottling plants in granite county. Discover the past of montana through state maps in our online collection of old historical maps that span over 150 years of growth. Gallatin, golden valley, granite, jefferson, lewis and clark, madison.
These books are sold as a fund raiser by granite county museum and are. List of books and articles about montana history online. As of the 2010 united states census, the population was 3,079. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. The shooting happened after a granite county sheriffs deputy and a state game warden responded to multiple 911 calls about a disturbance at the sunshine station near philipsburg at around 7. Welcome to granite county, montana genealogy trails. If you do research in granite county or at the montana archives for a fee, let me know. Oct 22, 2017 the montana division of criminal investigation has opened a preliminary probe into the potential misuse of county funds by a granite county commissioner. Granite county montana biographies genealogy trails. National register of historic places histories of specific towns and townships.
Apr 17, 2020 the shooting happened after a granite county sheriffs deputy and a state game warden responded to multiple 911 calls about a disturbance at the sunshine station near philipsburg at around 7 p. Granite county, montana 220 n sansome st po box 925 philipsburg, mt 59858 phone. Granite county montana montanas historic landscapes. We also have a sampling of historic photographic prints available for purchase. The family history library has copies of the federal land tract books for montana family history library films 1444840909. Four miles up granite mountain, southeast of phillipsburg, montana was one of the largest silver mining camps in the state. High granite peaks, forests, lakes, and such wonders as those of glacier national park attract many visitors to montana.
The brand book is current as of december 31, 2019, so please contact the helena brand office for current information. But now the classical revivalstyled granite county courthouse 19 is also listed in the national register. Nicknamed montanas silver queen, the town once boasted more than 3,000 residents. Maps showing irrigated areas in colors designating the sources of supply. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. Book 1 garnet, montanas last gold camp by helen hammond book 2 on the north side of philipsburg, montana by tiny johnson book 3 garnet, montana. This is the story of boomandbust towns such as granite, tower, black pine, garnet, new chicago and many others. In 1872, eli holland found a small quantity of high quality. This data was collected and published from 1943 thru 1965 by the state engineers office and from 1966 thru 1971 by the water conservation board. Hector horton first discovered silver in the general area in 1865. Mary provided me with a lot of history from the lower valley when i was writing the mettle of granite county books. For the granite mountain silver mine, itself named for the granite rock within the mine area sq mi 1733.
Granite county, in westcentral montana, through 1959 produced a total of 710,000 ounces of gold 376,000 ounces from silver lodes and 334,000 ounces from placers. Granite county is in montanas gold west country region. Mettle of granite county, book 1 introduction granite county history. Born on january 14, 1902, at the family ranch near hall, mary was their sixth child. Maps of granite county, montana check out the latest maps in a variety of categories including cost of living, population, and commute time. Office, land books and plat maps in the clerk and recorders office were examined. View montana maps such as historical county boundaries changes, old vintage maps, as well as road highway maps for all 56 counties in montana. Ghost town, a guide to the historic ghost towns of granite county, montana paige. The county recorder also has records of patents on timber and mining claims as well as real property assessment books and plat books.
I will post that in the appropriate area below also. If ghost towns are your choice then browse the wide variety of selections on hand. Granite county, montana granite county polozaj okruga u saveznoj drzavi montana savezna drzava. Granite thrived as a silver mining town in the 1890s and is now completely deserted. A state guide book viking press, 1939 classic guide to history, culture and every town online free. T he m u s eu m g ift shop is the place to find books about philipsburgs rich mining and ranching history. Apr 23, 2020 mary provided me with a lot of history from the lower valley when i was writing the mettle of granite county books. Granite county, montana public records directory quickly find public record sources in the largest human edited public record directory. The mission of the state law library of montana is to provide legal information and resources, to enhance knowledge of the law and court system, and to facilitate equal access to justice, statewide. Granite county, montana genealogy familysearch wiki. Western mining history is your source for over 116,000 mines in the western states.
The department of livestock makes available for purchase brand books that list registered brands by county. The most prosperous period was 188193 when the granite mountain, hope, and a few other silver mines were at their peaks. Other places of interest include little bighorn battlefield national monument, big hole national battlefield, and grantkohrs ranch national historic site see national parks and monuments, table and the national bison. Granite county, mt land for sale 9 listings landwatch. Top american libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. Philipsburg townsite was entered on the books of deer lodge. Granite county, montana article about granite county. Our goal is to help you track your ancestors through time by transcribing genealogical and historical data and placing it online for the free use of all researchers. According to the us census bureau, the county has a total area of.
If you have a love for history, a desire to help others, and basic webauthoring skills. Granite county lower flint creek valley historical society. Granite county, montana genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. In the autumn of 1872 the granite mine was discovered by a prospector named holland. Granite county courthouse montanas historic landscapes. Granite county montana gold production western mining history. Compare granite county, montana to any other place in the usa. These original items are maintained by the granite county lower valley historical society. Granite county montana, its story and biography, 1921 source. He was born in oswego county, new york, on september 30, 1863, and is the son of george and catherine levioux beley.
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