Saltese’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 4 old photos of Saltese. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Saltese is an old gold and silver mining town that took its name from a Nez Perce leader, Chief Saltese. The town was first known as Silver City but was renamed in 1891. The post office opened in 1892.
In December 1912, David D. Bogart, the sixth mayor of Missoula, Montana, was killed in an avalanche in Saltese while prospecting for gold.
In 1996, a longtime establishment, the Old Montana Bar and Grille, was destroyed in a fire.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Saltese’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Saltese’s history is told.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewBlack bear weighing 252 lbs. shot…, 1910: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Saltese, decade by decade
1970s
1990s
Nothing in Saltese is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Saltese has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Savenac Nursery Historic District in Haugan, 5.6 miles away.
Saltese and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Black bear weighing 252 lbs. shot by Jim O'Brine 5-12-10 at Saltese, Mont (1910) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (5) and the Library of Congress (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.