The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Early settlers gave the location a generic name based on the ethnicity or language of the original settlers, namely French Canadians.
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Before
2000
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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CommonsSmurfit Stone Frenchtown Montana 52012
CommonsSmurfit Stone Frenchtown Montana 42012
CommonsSmurfit Stone Frenchtown Montana 32012
CommonsSmurfit Stone Frenchtown Montana 22012
CommonsSmurfit Stone Frenchtown Montana 12012
CommonsSmoke Jumpers Barbeque Restaurant2012
CommonsFrenchtown Montana near F2012
CommonsFrenchtown Montana hillside F2012
CommonsFrenchtown Montana Sign2012
CommonsFrenchtown Montana Center2012
CommonsDump truck Smurfit Stone2012
CommonsSmurfit-Stone switching engine2004National Register of Historic Places
1 historic place in Frenchtown
1 place in Frenchtown is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
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In Montanaby listings · most towns there have none
1place listed1 building
0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
1historic building protectedcounting each building in a district
1986first listedSaint John the Baptist Catholic Church
Where they are
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Buildings
When they were listed
The Register began in 1966.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · styles from the National Archives catalog · photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (12). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.