A history of Judith Gap,
then and now
Postcards, papers and photographs of Judith Gap from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The railway station here was initially named "Ubet", after A. R. Barrows' nearby stage stop settlement Ubet, Montana. Judith Gap, like the river and mountains, derives its name from Capt. William Clark’s fiancée, Julia (Judith) Hancock.
Judith Gap’s economic prospects soared in 2005 with the construction of a major wind farm.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Judith Gap’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewJudith Gap, Montana. Boys living, 1942: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Judith Gap, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Judith Gap, Montana. Boys living (1942) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (1) and the Library of Congress (5). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.