History · Landusky

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Landusky is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Phillips County, Montana, United States, with a population of 22 per the 2020 census. It is in the southwestern part of the county, in the southwestern part of the Little Rocky Mountains. It sits in the valley of Rock Creek, between Mill Gulch to the northeast and Montana Gulch to the northwest. Ore Street dead-ends in Landusky and leads southwest out of the Little Rockies 3.5 miles (5.6 km) to Montana Highway 66. The community is served by the Zortman post office, less than 5 miles (8 km) to the northeast across the Little Rockies but 21 miles (34 km) by road. Landusky was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 c…

Half of its homes were built before 1951.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Landusky 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 Landusky is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Landusky has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Zortman Ranger Station Historic District in Zortman, 4.5 miles away.

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. Zortman Ranger Station Historic District’s page links to a real one.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

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