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Montana

Montana. By: Ryan D., Charlie C. , and Owen I. Nickname, region in the U.S, capital city, major cities and population. Nickname : The Treasure State Region : Mid West Capital : Helena Major Cities : Billings, Great Falls, Missoula P opulation : 902,195. State Flag, State Bird, State Tree.

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Montana

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  1. Montana By: Ryan D., Charlie C. , and Owen I.

  2. Nickname, region in the U.S, capital city, major cities and population • Nickname : The Treasure State • Region : Mid West • Capital : Helena • Major Cities : Billings, Great Falls, Missoula • Population : 902,195

  3. State Flag, State Bird, State Tree Montana State Flag State Bird : Western Meadowlark State Flower : Bitter root State Tree : Ponderosa Pine

  4. Current Governor and State Senators • Current Governor : Steve Bullock (Democrat) • Current Senators : Max Baucus, Jon Tester.

  5. Boarders and Geography • Boarders are Wyoming, Idaho, South Dakota, North Dakota, Canada • Geography : Rivers and lakes, The Great Plains, The Rocky Mountains

  6. Natural Resources/ Agriculture/ Farming • Natural Resources are coal, grass land and forest land. Our state would be great for farming because there is a lot of agriculture land.

  7. History and Additional historical facts. • Statehood: November 8, 1889. • Historical fact: Montana was admitted to the United States as the 41st state of November 8th, 1889. • Historical fact: November 8, 1889 Joseph K. Toole of Helena became the first governor of the state Montana . • Historical fact: Then silver was discovered in rock ledges of Butte Hills.

  8. Places to visit. • Bannock : near Dillon, has been preserved to look as it did in 1865, when it was one of the nation's richest gold camps. • National parks: A number of national forests lie either entirely or partly in Montana. The largest of these forests are Beaverhead-Deerlodge, Flathead, Gallatin, Kootenai, Lewis and Clark, and Lolo. The others are Bitterroot, Custer, Deerlodge, Helena, and Kaniksu.

  9. Additional facts! • Montana's first schools were started in mining camps in early 1860s . They had private teachers who charged tuition. • In late 1900s: 1972, Montana voters narrowly approved a new state constitution. • The states grain and meat were in demand, and its copper and other metals were used in the effort.

  10. Bibliography • Fritz, Harry W., and Kathrine Hansen. “Montana” World Book Student. World Book,2014. Web 14 May 2014. • Fritz, Harry W. and Kathrine Hansen. “Montana”. The World Book Encyclopedia. 2002 ed print.

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