City of Choteau Montana Centennial 2013
Choteau, MT, was formed as a subdivision on August 29, 1883, incorporated as a town on July 17 1913, and as a city in 1918. It celebrated its Centennial on Aug. 24, 2013. An election to incorporate on July 10, 1894 failed to garner enough votes. Choteau Officials Table, here.
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1883
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First house erected in Choteau
Original owned by Dorothy Armstrong |
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1886
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Silverman and Cohen Store
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Framed photo at City Hall |
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Beaupre House before addition
Original owned by Ann Hammond |
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Advertisement for the Beaupre Hotel, a mainstay of Choteau for decades, now gone.
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Old Courthouse, building rented from W. Hodgskiss. Built by Burgy.
Original owned by Dorothy Armstrong |
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1903
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View looking north
Original owned by Dorothy Armstrong |
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1906
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View from New Courthouse
Framed photo at City Hall |
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1908
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View looking east
Original owned by Dorothy Armstrong |
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1908
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View looking east on 1st Street NW
Framed photo in City Hall |
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1910
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View of Tourist Camping Park
Original owned by Nancy Thornton |
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Big Sam 14-horse team in front of Choteau House, View looking south
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Another horse team
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Ad for Choteau House
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Great Northern
Railroad station |
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McDonald Block
Circa 1914 Original owned by Jim Sulgrove |
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Streets of Choteau
Circa 1913 Original owned by Jim Sulgrove |
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View from Courthouse looking north
Original owned by Dorothy Armstrong |
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View of Courthouse looking south
Circa 1910 |
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Choteau Mercantile
1913 Original owned by Ann Hammond |
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Beaupre Hotel Looking west toward schools
After 1917 |
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Main Avenue
Note stoplight, now replaced with 4-way stop. |
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Glenloyd Hotel
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Main Avenue Looking South
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Another view of Main Avenue Looking South
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Aerial view of 500-year flood
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2006
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Choteau Library and Roxy Theater Looking North
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