Montana

By eme109331

  • Francois and Louis de la Verendry explore the northern Great Plains.

  • Eastern Montana, as part of the Louisiana Purchase, becomes U.S Territory.

  • Lewis and Clark travel through Montana on their expedition through the Northeast.

  • Manuel Lisa builds first fur-trading post; John Colter crosses the area of present-day Yellowstone National Park.

  • Gold is discovered at Gold Creek

  • Congress establishes Yellowstone National Park, the county's fist national park

  • Sioux and Cheyenne Indians defeat George Custer in the Battle of Little Bighorn

  • Montana becomes the 41st state

  • Voters select Helena as the capital

  • Congress establishes Glacier National Park

Looking for a timeline maker?

Create timelines for projects, roadmaps, history, lessons, legal cases, and stories with Timetoast. Timetoast is a timeline maker for work, school, research, and stories.

Try the timeline maker