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Blackfoot’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Blackfoot. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Blackfoot is a census-designated place along the Flatiron and Willow creeks on the Blackfeet Nation in Glacier County, Montana, United States, about 26 miles (42 km) west of Cut Bank. As of the 2020 census, Blackfoot had a population of 109. U.S. Route 2 passes by the southeast edge of the community.

Half of its homes were built before 1938.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Blackfoot yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Blackfoot is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Blackfoot has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Camp Disappointment in Blackfoot, 7.1 miles away.

Blackfoot and the nearest listed places

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Camp DisappointmentHoly Family MissionGlacier Park Women's ClubEast Glacier Ranger Station Historic DistrictTwo Medicine Fight SiteCut Bank Municipal Airport and Army Air Force Base

Closest to Blackfoot

Camp DisappointmentBlackfoot · Site7.1miHoly Family MissionBlackfoot · Building8.9miGlacier Park Women's ClubEast Glacier Park Village · Building18.3miEast Glacier Ranger Station Historic DistrictEast Glacier Park Village · District18.4miTwo Medicine Fight SiteKingsbury Colony · Site20.5mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Camp Disappointment’s page links to a real one.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

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