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History · Lonepine

Lonepine’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Lonepine. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Lonepine is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sanders County, Montana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Lonepine had a population of 177. The post office was established in 1911. In 1921, the U.S. Reclamation Service built the Lower Dry Fork Reservoir to provide irrigation for the region. The 2,800-foot-long dam impounds 4,200 acre-feet of water.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 162 to 177 (+9%). Half of its homes were built before 1990.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Lonepine 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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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Lonepine’s history is told.

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Famous people close to Lonepine

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Marvin CamelMarvin CamelRonan · 28 miAndy MangelsAndy MangelsPolson · 23 miBLBob LakeRonan · 28 miDSDaniel SalomonRonan · 28 miDMDave McAlpinPolson · 23 miDBDeath of Colten BoushieRonan · 28 mi
By decade

Lonepine, decade by decade

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 Lonepine is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Lonepine has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Symes Hotel in Hot Springs, 5.8 miles away.

Lonepine and the nearest listed places

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Symes HotelBig Arm SchoolDayton State BankPolson Feed MillParadise School

Closest to Lonepine

Symes HotelHot Springs · Building5.8miBig Arm SchoolBig Arm · One-Room Schoolhouse · Built 191517.5miDayton State BankDayton · Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals · Built 191220.7miPolson Feed MillPolson · Built 191022.2miParadise SchoolParadise · Building22.3mi

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. Symes Hotel’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Lonepine?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Lonepine’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

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📜 Hot Springs📜 Plains📜 Polson📜 Ronan
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