Montana Territory
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The Territory of Montana was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from May 26, 1864, until November 8, 1889, when it was admitted as the 41st state in the Union as the
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Virginia City, Montana
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Virginia City is a town in and the county seat of Madison County, Montana, United States. Virginia City was the territorial capital of Montana from 1865 to 1875. In 1961 the town and the surrounding a
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…incorporated territory of the United States 1864–1889 Coat of arms Map of the Montana Territory, 1879 Capital Bannack (May 28, 1864–February 6, 1865) Virginia City (February 7, 1865–1875) Helena (1875–1889) • Type Organized incorporated territory History • Split from Idaho Territory 26 May 1864 • Statehood 8…
Downtown Virginia City in May 2026
Thomas Francis Meagher House, Virginia City
Virginia City from Alder Gulch in the late 1890s, by Charles Roscoe Savage
Gilbert Brewery, Wallace Street, Virginia City, founded in 1866 by Henry S. Gilbert (1833–1902)