The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The town's name originated from the mud springs in the area in which the town was first founded. P. J. O’Hara, considered the father of Geyser, started a hotel here in 1887, and other businesses soon followed. Geyser was moved to its present location with the construction of the Great Northern rail line between Great Falls and Billings.
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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.
📷 Add from your albumNational Register of Historic Places
Nothing in Geyser is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Geyser has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Monarch Depot Historic District in Monarch, 19.8 miles away.
Geyser and the nearest listed places
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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. Monarch Depot Historic District’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Geyser?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Geyser’s story, or a memory of it.
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.