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History · Musselshell

Musselshell’s history is
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The story

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In 1866, the Rocky Mountain Wagon Road Company built a trading post named "Kerchival City". Flooding destroyed the post. The Montana Hide and Fur Company later built a post and warehouse on the site and renamed it Musselshell.

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Musselshell, decade by decade

Before
2000
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Musselshell is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Musselshell has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is St. Benedict's Catholic School in Roundup, 21.5 miles away.

Musselshell and the nearest listed places

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St. Benedict's Catholic SchoolRoundup Central School

Closest to Musselshell

St. Benedict's Catholic SchoolRoundup · Building21.5miRoundup Central SchoolRoundup · Building21.6mi

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. St. Benedict's Catholic School’s page links to a real one.
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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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📜 Melstone📜 Roundup📜 Winnett📜 Lavina

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