Car

The Coming Of The Automobile

By Madison Wasson
  • Montana homestead boom

    Montana homestead boom

  • Model T invented

    Model T invented

    The Model T was invented by Henry Ford.
  • Yellostone Trail arrived in Montana

    Yellostone Trail arrived in Montana

    The Yellowstone Trail was a trail form Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts, to Puget Sound in Washington.
  • Vehicle registration law mandates license plates on automobiles

    Vehicle registration law mandates license plates on automobiles

  • Women get the right to vote

    Women get the right to vote

  • World War 1

    World War 1

  • First Federal Aid Road Act passes, establishing Montana highway system

    First Federal Aid Road Act passes, establishing Montana highway system

    They finally had more than dirt roads!
  • Drought

    Drought

  • Kevin-Sunburst oil field discovered in north-central Montana

    Kevin-Sunburst oil field discovered in north-central Montana

    Gordan Campbell's drill hit a gusher and a pool of oil and natural gas that ran all the way to the Canada border.
  • Montana has 50 paved miles of highway

    Montana has 50 paved miles of highway

  • Great Depression begins

    Great Depression begins

    The worst economic crisis in U.S. history
  • More than 7,000 miles of roads are paved through New Deal work programs

    More than 7,000 miles of roads are paved through New Deal work programs

  • Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park opens

    Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park opens

  • Beartooth Highway opens

    Beartooth Highway opens

  • World War II

    World War II

  • Montana requires drivers to pass a driving test

    Montana requires drivers to pass a driving test

  • Wiliston Basin oil field discovered

    Wiliston Basin oil field discovered

  • Congress passes the Federal Highway Act

    Congress passes the Federal Highway Act

  • Montana adopts new constitution

    Montana adopts new constitution

  • Last segment of interstate highway completed in Montana

    Last segment of interstate highway completed in Montana