Fort Benton Historic District National Historic Landmark Nomination (Updated Documentation)
Simmons RL and Simmons TH. 2012. Fort Benton Historic District National Historic Landmark Nomination (Updated Documentation). National Historic Landmark Nominations. 66000431_NHL. National Park Service. Washington, DC
This document is updated National Historic Landmark (NHL) documentation for the Fort Benton National Historic Landmark in Fort Benton, Chouteau County, Montana. The updated NHL nomination for the Fort Benton NHL documents its national significance under NHL Criterion 1 in the area of transportation, for its service as the head of steamboat navigation on the Missouri River during the period 1860–1890. The town functioned as the intermodal hub of a transportation network serving the northern United States plains and Western Canada. The period of national significance is 1860-1890.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Simmons, R.; Simmons, Thomas
- Date of Issue
- 2012-03-02
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Keywords
- Chouteau County, commerce, fur trade, gold rush, Montana, National Historic Landmark, railroad, steamboat, transportation