| Missoula Contributor(s): Cohen, Stan B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738596442 ISBN-13: 9780738596440 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - West (ak, Ca, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, Wy) |
| Dewey: 978.685 |
| LCCN: 2012945311 |
| Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.4" W x 9.1" (0.70 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Montana - Cultural Region - Pacific Northwest - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Locality - Missoula, Montana |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Situated in a broad valley with three rivers the Clark Fork, the Blackfoot, and the Bitterroot is Missoula, the second largest city in Montana. The city is the hub of commercial, governmental, educational, recreational, cultural, and health resources in the western Montana region. Missoula was originally founded in 1860 as Hellgate Village, four miles west of present-day Missoula on the current Mullan Road. The original founders moved to the present site, what is now downtown Missoula on the Clark Fork River, built a mill (1864 1865), and called the site Missoula Mills. This mill, along with the arrival of the Northern Pacific Railroad in 1883, the establishment of the state university in 1893, and the growth of the timber industry, enabled the town to grow on both sides of the Clark Fork River. Through photographs, Images of America: Missoula follows the growth of Missoula into the city it is today, with a population of over 60,000." |
Contributor Bio(s): Cohen, Stan B.: - Stan B. Cohen has been an author and publisher in Missoula for 36 years and has helped found two historical museums in town. He serves on several other historical boards and organizations. The images in the book are from his personal collection, archives in Missoula and Helena, and many private collections and individuals. |