A history of Livingston,
since 1882
Postcards, papers and photographs of Livingston from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The founding of the small historical railroad and ranching town of Livingston is a direct result of the Northern Pacific Railway (NPR). This site became a centralized point in the Rocky Mountains and the NPR's location for railroad shops to service their steam trains before ascending the Bozeman Pass, the line's highest point, located immediately west. Livingston also became the first gateway town to America's first national park, Yellowstone, which the NPR promoted heavily to visitors from the East. The NPR also operated a branch line running 50 miles (80 km) south through Paradise Valley, first to Cinnabar station and later to Yellowstone's north entrance in Gardiner.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Livingston’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
5 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewBird's eye view of Livingston, Mo…, 1883: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Livingston
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Livingston, decade by decade
1990s
17 historic places in Livingston
Livingston has 17 listings on the National Register, and they protect 436 historic buildings, because West Side Residential District alone counts 191.
Where they are
Architectural styles
When they were listed
Listed 1979B Street District
Listed 1979Commercial District (Additional Documentation)
Listed 1979Detention Hospital
Listed 1979KPRK Radio
Listed 1979Krohne Spring House
Listed 1979Northside School
Listed 1979Trowbridge Dairy
Listed 1986US Post Office-Livingston Main
Listed 2018Livingston Memorial Hospital
Listed 2020Billy Miles & Bros. Grain ElevatorListed 1979East Side Residential DistrictListed 1979Ebert RanchListed 1979Harvat RanchListed 1979Krohne Island HouseListed 1979Urbach CabinListed 1979West Side Residential DistrictListed 2023Sacajawea-Miles Parks Historic DistrictThen & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Bird's eye view of Livingston, Mon., Gallatin County 1883 (1883) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (15), the Library of Congress (2) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.