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At its peak, 7000 people lived in St. Marie in the mid 1970s. The community was established to provide housing for the servicemen and their families stationed at Glasgow Air Force Base.

Despite the closure, the legacy of Glasgow Air Force Base lives on through the town of St. Marie, Montana. In 1976, the former on-base housing areas were purchased and offered for sale to private individuals.

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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in St. Marie is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean St. Marie has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Glasgow Army Airfield Norden Bombsight Storage Vault in Glasgow, 13.7 miles away.

St. Marie and the nearest listed places

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Glasgow Army Airfield Norden Bombsight Storage VaultRundle BuildingUS Post Office and Courthouse-Glasgow MainFirst National Bank of GlasgowCharles C. Sargent House

Closest to St. Marie

Glasgow Army Airfield Norden Bombsight Storage VaultGlasgow · Structure13.7miRundle BuildingGlasgow · Built 191615.9miUS Post Office and Courthouse-Glasgow MainGlasgow · Building15.9miFirst National Bank of GlasgowGlasgow · Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals15.9miCharles C. Sargent HouseNashua · Built 191720mi

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. Glasgow Army Airfield Norden Bombsight Storage Vault’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

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