The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The name of the town is taken from a nearby mountain range called the Moccasin Mountain range. The name of the mountains come from the look with densely forested lodge pole pine trees; the Native Americans thought they looked like moccasins, thus giving the mountains and the town a name.
Moccasin has also been hit hard by devastating wildfires that struck the area in 1916, 1919, 1922, and 1955. The town never really recovered from the fires, which burned an entire block of buildings.
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CommonsMoccasin, Montana (2007)2007Nothing in Moccasin is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Moccasin has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Meadowbrook Stock Farm in Hobson, 3.3 miles away.
Moccasin and the nearest listed places
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
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