Armstead is perhaps best remembered as the eastern terminus and headquarters of the Gilmore and Pittsburgh Railroad, which operated a line from there to Salmon, Idaho between 1910 and 1939.
The Lewis and Clark expedition traveled past the future location of Armstead during its westward trek in 1805.[3]
The construction of Clark Canyon Dam in 1961–1964 created a reservoir that completely inundated the former site of Armstead. The town was still a viable community when the decision to build the dam was made. Because of this, some people do not categorize Armstead as being a ghost town. When the water level is low enough parts of the old highway, railroad, and even some building foundations are still visible.
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^ abU.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Armstead, Montana
^. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^Fanselow, Julie (1 May 2003). Traveling the Lewis and Clark Trail. Globe Pequot Press. p. 207. ISBN978-0-7627-2589-2.
armstead, montana, armstead, former, community, beaverhead, county, montana, united, states, about, miles, south, county, seat, dillon, named, after, miner, harry, armstead, armstead, located, narrow, valley, beaverhead, river, near, mouth, horse, prairie, cre. Armstead is a former community in Beaverhead County Montana United States about 21 miles 34 km south of the county seat of Dillon It was named after miner Harry Armstead 2 Armstead was located in a narrow valley of the Beaverhead River near the mouth of Horse Prairie Creek The town was a station stop on the Union Pacific Railroad line from Idaho Falls Idaho to Butte Montana There was a post office in Armstead from 1907 to 1962 ArmsteadGhost townArmsteadLocation of Armstead in MontanaCoordinates 44 58 21 N 112 51 51 W 44 97250 N 112 86417 W 44 97250 112 86417 1 CountryUnited StatesStateMontanaCountyBeaverheadEstablished1907Abandoned1962Named forHarry ArmsteadElevation 1 5 545 ft 1 690 m Armstead is perhaps best remembered as the eastern terminus and headquarters of the Gilmore and Pittsburgh Railroad which operated a line from there to Salmon Idaho between 1910 and 1939 The Lewis and Clark expedition traveled past the future location of Armstead during its westward trek in 1805 3 The construction of Clark Canyon Dam in 1961 1964 created a reservoir that completely inundated the former site of Armstead The town was still a viable community when the decision to build the dam was made Because of this some people do not categorize Armstead as being a ghost town When the water level is low enough parts of the old highway railroad and even some building foundations are still visible Notes edit a b U S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System Armstead Montana Montana History Place Names A B Archived from the original on 11 February 2017 Retrieved 19 June 2017 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link Fanselow Julie 1 May 2003 Traveling the Lewis and Clark Trail Globe Pequot Press p 207 ISBN 978 0 7627 2589 2 nbsp This Beaverhead County Montana state location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This United States ghost town related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Armstead Montana amp oldid 1109015873, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,