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History · Stryker

Stryker’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Stryker. 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

Stryker is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lincoln County, Montana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Stryker had a population of 25. Stryker has the 59933 ZIP code. Named for local homesteaders, Stryker served as a stage station on the Kalispell–Fort Steele (British Columbia) trail. A forest fire swept through the town in 1926. Stryker’s railroad depot closed with the construction of Libby Dam.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 26 to 25 (-4%).

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Stryker 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 Stryker’s history is told.

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Stryker, 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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Today3 photos
Stryker Montana buildingCommonsStryker Montana building2013Stryker Montana Railroad CrossingCommonsStryker Montana Railroad Crossing2013Stryker Montana Post OfficeCommonsStryker Montana Post Office2013
National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Stryker is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Stryker has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Fortin Ranch House in Trego, 5 miles away.

Stryker and the nearest listed places

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Fortin Ranch HouseAnt Flat Ranger StationStillwater Ranger Station Historic DistrictHornet LookoutEureka Community HallFarmers and Merchants State Bank

Closest to Stryker

Fortin Ranch HouseTrego · Building5miAnt Flat Ranger StationTrego · Building6.1miStillwater Ranger Station Historic DistrictOlney · District12.8miHornet LookoutPolebridge · Built 192218.4miEureka Community HallEureka · Building19.2mi

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. Fortin Ranch House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Stryker?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Stryker’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

nearby towns’ history
📜 Eureka📜 Rexford📜 Whitefish📜 Columbia Falls

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