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East face of the Crazy Mountains in the northern Rocky Mountains of Montana (2015)

Montana (/mɒnˈtænə/ ^ⓘ mon-TAN-ə) is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It borders Idaho to the west, North Dakota to the east, South Dakota to the southeast, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan to the north. It is the fourth-largest state by area, the eighth-least populous state, and the third-least densely populated state. Its capital is Helena, while the most populous city is Billings. The western half of the state contains numerous mountain ranges, while the eastern half is characterized by western prairie terrain and badlands, with smaller mountain ranges found throughout the state.

Most of Montana first came under American sovereignty with the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and was explored by the Lewis and Clark Expedition shortly thereafter. Fur trappers followed and were the main economic activity in the area until gold was discovered in 1852. The ensuing gold rush, along with the passage of the Homestead Acts in 1862, brought large numbers of American settlers to Montana. Rapid population growth and development culminated in statehood on November 8, 1889. Mining, particularly around Butte and Helena, would remain the state's main economic engine through the mid-20th century.

Montana has no official nickname but several unofficial ones, most notably "Big Sky Country", "The Treasure State", "Land of the Shining Mountains", and "The Last Best Place". Its economy is primarily based on agriculture, including ranching and cereal grain farming. Other significant economic resources include oil, gas, coal, mining, and lumber. The health care, service, defense, and government sectors are also significant to the state's economy. Montana's fastest-growing sector is tourism, with 12.6 million tourists (as of 2019) visiting the state each year. (Full article...)

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David Arthur McNally (October 31, 1942 – December 1, 2002) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher from 1962 through 1975, most notably as a member of the Baltimore Orioles dynasty that won four American League pennants and two World Series championships between 1966 and 1971. A three-time All-Star, McNally won 20 or more games for four consecutive seasons from 1968 through 1971. He was one of four 20-game winners for the 1971 Orioles (Pat Dobson, Jim Palmer, and Mike Cuellar were the other three), currently the last team as of 2023 to have four 20-win pitchers on the same roster.

Born in Billings, Montana, McNally was raised by his mother after his father died in the Battle of Okinawa. He was signed by the Orioles out of high school in 1960 and made his major league debut two years later, throwing a shutout in his first game in the major leagues. From 1963 through 1965, he continued to refine his pitches while securing his grip on a starting spot in the Orioles' rotation. In 1966, he made two starts in the World Series, the second of which was a shutout that gave the Orioles a 4–0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers. McNally was bothered by a calcium deposit in his elbow in 1967; the injury limited his playing time in the second half of the season. He was named the Comeback Player of the Year in 1968 as he finished second in the American League with 22 wins. (Full article...)

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Brian David Schweitzer (born September 4, 1955) is an American farmer and politician who served as the 23rd Governor of Montana from 2005 to 2013. Schweitzer served for a time as chair of the Western Governors Association as well as the Democratic Governors Association. He also served as President of the Council of State Governments. (Full article...)

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Image 1Swedish gold panners in 1860s Montana. The Montana gold rush began in 1862. (from History of Montana)
Image 2Guided snowmobile tours in Yellowstone Park (from Montana)
Image 3The Scout in Winter, Crow, 1908 by Edward S. Curtis (from History of Montana)
Image 4Clark Fork River, Missoula, in autumn (from Montana)
Image 5Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site, Deer Lodge, MT, date unknown (from History of Montana)
Image 6Lone Mountain at Big Sky Ski Resort (from Montana)
Image 7Click to enlarge detailed map (from Transportation in Montana)
Image 8Saint Mary Lake in Glacier National Park (from Montana)
Image 9Assiniboine family, Montana, 1890–91 (from Montana)
Image 10The Empire Builder in Essex (from Transportation in Montana)
Image 11Montana Territory in 1865 (from Montana)
Image 12100 pound native Montana wolf taken in 1928 (from Montana)
Image 13Mennonite family in Montana, c. 1937 (from Montana)
Image 14Mountain Line buses queue to pick up passengers in Missoula. (from Transportation in Montana)
Image 15Köppen climate types of Montana, using 1991-2020 climate normals (from Montana)
Image 16Map of domestic flights available from the largest airport in Montana (Click to enlarge) (from Transportation in Montana)
Image 17Relief map of Montana (from Montana)
Image 18The Palisades area on the north end of the ski area at Red Lodge Mountain Resort (from Montana)
Image 19Early Indian treaty territories in Montana (from Montana)
Image 20Montana ranks 2nd nationally in craft breweries per capita. (from Montana)
Image 21Map of Montana (from Montana)
Image 22Joseph M. Dixon, Congressman (1903–1913) and Governor of Montana (1921–1925) (from History of Montana)
Image 23Buffalo Soldiers, Ft. Keogh, Montana, 1890. The nickname was given to the "Black Cavalry" by the Native American tribes they fought. (from Montana)
Image 24Montana Rail Link freight haulage in 2005 (from Transportation in Montana)
Image 25Map of Williston Basin oil fields with reservoirs in Bakken Formation (from History of Montana)
Image 26Pretty Nose at Fort Keogh, 1879 (from History of Montana)
Image 27An Airbus A319 waits at Billings Logan International Airport. (from Transportation in Montana)
Image 28From Frank Bond, "Louisiana" and the Louisiana Purchase.
Government Printing Office, 1912 Map No. 4. (from History of Montana)
Image 29Pompeys Pillar National Monument (from Montana)
Image 30Yellowstone Airport, West Yellowstone, Montana (from Montana)

Map of counties in Montana by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census

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Image 32Early tribal treaty territories in Montana (from History of Montana)
Image 33Ethnic origins in Montana (from Montana)
Image 34Montana State Bobcats football at Bobcat Stadium (Montana State University), Bozeman (from Montana)
Image 35Main Street in Red Lodge, 2000, showing iron facades on buildings (from History of Montana)
Image 36Missoula, the second-largest city in Montana (from Montana)
Image 37Mining headframes in Butte, MT (from History of Montana)
Image 38Stump Horn and family (Northern Cheyenne); showing home and horse-drawn travois. (from History of Montana)
Image 39Missouri Breaks region in central Montana (from Montana)
Image 40Population of Montana 1870–2018 (from Montana)
Image 41Treemap of the popular vote by county, 2016 presidential election. Areas are in proportion to the number of votes cast in each county. (from Montana)
Image 42General locations of Indian reservations in Montana (from Montana)
Image 43Chief Joseph and Col. John Gibbon met again on the Big Hole Battlefield site in 1889. (from Montana)
Image 44Montana population density map (from Montana)
Image 45The Big Sky Resort (from Montana)
Image 46Jeannette Rankin, August 1916 (from History of Montana)
Image 47Chief Joseph (from History of Montana)
Image 48First Interstate Center, in downtown Billings, is the tallest building in Montana. (from Montana)
Image 49U.S. Route 93 in Montana (from Transportation in Montana)
Image 50Temperature and precipitation for Montana's capital city, Helena (from Montana)
Image 51Quake Lake was created by a landslide during the 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake. (from Montana)
Image 52Dancers at Crow Fair in 1941 (from Montana)

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... that Absaroka was a proposed U.S. state that would have included parts of Wyoming, South Dakota, and Montana?
... that Symphyotrichum molle, the soft aster, can be found only in the Bighorn Mountains of Montana and Wyoming?
... that Kane Ioane finished his playing career at Montana State as the Big Sky Conference's all-time tackles leader?
... that the Acoustic Atlas at Montana State University Library helped to create a public domain archive of sounds from Yellowstone National Park?
... that 16 Montana youths are plaintiffs in the lawsuit Held v. Montana, the first constitutional climate change lawsuit to go to trial in the United States?
... that Montana television station KOPR-TV brought forward its start date by several months, only to last just one year?

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