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History · Brandon

Brandon’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Brandon. 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

Brandon is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Madison County, Montana, United States. It is in the northwestern part of the county, at the western base of the Tobacco Root Mountains, in the valley of Mill Creek. Via Mill Creek Road it is 3 miles (5 km) southwest to Sheridan in the Ruby Valley. Brandon was first listed as a CDP for the 2020 census, when it had a population of 46.

Half of its homes were built before 1982.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Brandon 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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Brandon, decade by decade

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 Brandon is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Brandon has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is William O'Brien House in Sheridan, 3.1 miles away.

Brandon and the nearest listed places

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William O'Brien HouseH. D. Rossiter BuildingChrist Episcopal Church and RectoryFerris-Hermsmeyer-FentonRobbers RoostSaint Mary of the Assumption

Closest to Brandon

William O'Brien HouseSheridan · Building3.1miH. D. Rossiter BuildingSheridan · Building3.1miChrist Episcopal Church and RectorySheridan · Building3.2miFerris-Hermsmeyer-FentonSheridan · Built 18664.9miRobbers RoostSheridan · Building5.1mi

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. William O'Brien House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Brandon?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Brandon’s story, or a memory of it.
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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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📜 Sheridan📜 Twin Bridges📜 Virginia City📜 Ennis
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