41st State
November 8, 1889 |
Montana |
The West |
Flag of the State of Montana
State Abbreviation: MT
Nickname: Treasure State
Origin of Name: Based on a Spanish word for mountainous.
Montana State Symbols:
Capital: Helena
Motto: "Oro y Plata" Spanish for "gold and silver."
Montana State
Seal
Animal: Grizzly
Bear
Bird: Western
Meadowlark
Butterfly: Mourning
Cloak
Fish: Blackspotted
Cutthroat Trout
Flower: Bitterroot
Fossil: Maiasaura,
or duck-billed dinosaur
Gemstone: Agate and Sapphire
Grass: Bluebunch
Wheatgrass
Song: Montana
Tree: Ponderosa
Pine
Things to Know
Montana can be divided into two geographic areas: the Great Plains and the Rocky Mountain Region.
Major Rivers: Clark Fork River, Missouri River, Yellowstone River
Famous Montanans
Jack Horner, paleontologist
Jeannette
Rankin 1880-1973
First woman elected to U.S. Congress
Evel Knievel
Daredevil motorcyclist
Shep
Montana's most faithful dog.
Things to Do
Montana State Bird and State Flower Printable Color Page.
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Sites to See
Battle of the Little Big Horn
Lt. Colonel George Custer's last stand and the destruction of Custer's command on the banks of the Little Bighorn.
Montana Mountain Pictures
The Plains Indians
Cloud: Wild Stallion of the Rockies
PBS documentary on the life of a wild horse in the mountains of Montana.
Charlie Russell (1864-1926), Artist
American Artist that specialized in the American West.
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