When the Lewis and Clark
expedition first passed through the Missoula Valley, the area was known
as "Nemissoolatakoo" by the local Salish tribe, which means "river of
ambush". French fur-trappers found the bones and bodies of Blackfeet and
Flathead tribesmen in what appeared to be a former battlegroud near the
Blackfoot River. They called the area "Hellgate" because of the carnage
they found there. C.P. Higgins and Francis Worden opened a trading post
nearby in 1860, which became known as "Hellgate Village", the first
white settlement in the region. While the canyon is still called "Hellgate",
settlers called the village "Missoula Mills", after the Indian name and
the sawmill and flour mills that were soon built. Fort Missoula was
established by the U.S. Army in 1877 and the Northern Pacific Railroad
came through in 1883, insuring that Missoula would become an important
trading center, distributing agricultural products from the Bitterroot
Valley. Numerous businesses are noted on this Birdseye View Map, along
with civic sites. Panoramic map features Library of Congress stamp,
dated July 19, 1884. This beautiful map provides a look at the
beginnings of the city.
Complete reference list below.
Features references to the following locations:
County Court
House.
High School.
Sisters' Hospital.
Flouring Mill. Worden &
Co., Props.
Planing Mill and Lumber Yard. A.J. Urlin, Prop.
N.P.R.R., Depot.
N.P.R.R., Round Houses.
Catholic Church.
Methodist Church.
Episcopal Church.
Occidental Hotel. S.T. Arthur,
Prop.
Missoula National Bank. F. Kennett, Cashier.
Ice Houses.
Hartman & Schaberg, Props.
Hotel. J.D. Matthews, Prop.
Fort
Missoula; four miles South.
Worden & Co., General Merchandise, Main
Street, corner Higgins Ave.
Woody & Marshall, Attorneys, Higgins Ave.
Eddy, Hammond & Co., General Merchandise and Wholesale Liquors, Front
St., cor. Higgins Ave.
Jas. E. Parker, House, Sign and Carriage
Painter, Front St.
W.H.H. Dickinson, Books, Stationery and Fancy
Goods, Main St., cor. Higgins Ave.
J.P. Reinhard, Hardware, Stoves,
etc., Main St.
L.H.Choquette, Drugs, Paints, Oils, Glass, etc., Main
St.
D.J. Armstrong, Editor Weekly Missoulian, Main St.
J. Solomon,
Gen. Merchandise and Liquors, Wholesale and Retail, Main St., cor.
Higgins Ave.
J. Roberts, Books, Stationery, Cigars, Tobaccos, etc.,
Higgins Ave.
Bennett Bros., Agricultural Implements, Wagons, Buggies,
etc., Front St.
Dierman & Co., Saloon and Billiard Hall, Front St.
Hayes & lummer, Livery, Feed and Sale Stable, Front St., cor. Pattee.
Hartman & Schaberg, Produce, Vegetables, Seeds, etc., Front St.
S.W.
Murphy, Saloon, Front St.
R.A. Pelkey & Co., Fruit and Notion Store,
Front St.
Deschamps & Kern, General Blacksmithing, Front St.
M.S.
Quist, Saloon, Front St.
L.C. Goodspeed, Jeweler, Front St.
J.S.
Leiser, General Merchandise, Front St.
J. Binga, International
Restaurant, Front St.
John M. Shopp, Saloon, Rodgers House, Front St.
Geo. L. Sweeney, Furniture and Undertaking, Front St.
E. A. Kenney,
Saloon, Front St.
A. J. Staus, Gunsmith and Machinist, Front St.
C.W. Lombard, Dentist, Main St.
Rees Bros., Contractors and Builders,
Main and Washington Sts.
A. Logan, Blacksmithing and Horse Shoeing,
Main and Washington Sts.
Danforth & Otto, Contractors and Builders,
East End Main St.
T.W. Longstaff, Architect and Builder, Main St.
Harding & Co., Meat Market, Front St.
P. McLoughlin & Co., Empire
Saloon, Railroad Ave.
J.D. Matthews, General Merchandise, Saloon and
Billiard Hall, First St., cor. Urlin Ave.
Harrison Spaulding, Editor
Missoula Times, Main St.
A.J. Urlin, Real Estate, Fire and Life
Insurance.
J.P. Smith, Tonsorial Parlor and Bathing Rooms, Front St. |
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