MONTANA TERITORY 1865 • LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Before the arrival of the railroad in 1883, most of the people and freight arrving in Helena came via three main routes:

--- Via steamboat from the east up the Missouri River to Fort Benton, Montana, then overland via a toll road through Prickly Pear (Wolf Creek) Canyon.

--- Overland from the south via the Montana Trail from Corinne, Utah.

--- Overland via the Carroll Trail, which began at a Missouri River landing in present-day Fergus County, east of Fort Benton.


On The Missouri River
LIKELY VIA THE 'BLOCK P' LINE

 

Overland
TOUGH ROADS

Via Railroad
 IN HELENA SINCE 1883


Via Automobile
SERVICE WITH A SMILE


 


Via the Sky
WE REMEMBER CROMWELL DIXON

IF YOU HAVE PHOTOS OR EPHEMERA RELATING TO THESE ESTABLISHMENTS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
AUTO DEALERS
ANDERSON MOTORS - GRIMES BUICK - ALDRICH PONTIAC - NORTHWEST MOTORS - CAPITAL MOTORS - FRONTIER MOTORS - JOHNSTON MOTORS - PLACER MOTORS - SMITH-DAHL MOTORS
GAS STATIONS
& GARAGES
 GRIMES TEXACO - AL & JOE'S CONOCO - ARNOLD'S SEVICE STATION - BENTON AVE. SERVICE STATION - BOB BROWN CONOCO - CAP'S CARTER SERVICE - CENTRAL CHEVRON - CLARK'S HI-POWER SERVICE STATION - CLEM'S CONOCO - CRAMER'S CARTER SERVICE STATION - DICKEY'S CHEVRON - DUNLOP'S HI-POWER SERVICE STATION - ECK'S OIL - GLENNY'S SERVICE STATION - HI-WAY SERVICE STATION - HOLSHUE 66 SERVICE STATION - THE HUB - KNAPP SERVICE - LUTZ'S STANDARD SERVICE STATION - McGAFFICK HUSKY SERVICE - MORLEY'S UNION SERVICE STATION - NORTH MAIN CLACK SERVICE STATION - PRICKLY PEAR TRUCK STOP - RYAN'S KENWOOD SERVICE STATION - SCHILLER'S STARNDARD SERVICE - SITTON SERVICE STATION - TOWER TEXACO