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Timeline of Billings, Montana

February 17, 2024

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Billings, Montana, USA.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Prior to 20th century edit

  • 1877 - Homesteaders arrive.[1]
  • 1882
    • March 24, 1882: Incorporation date of the Minnesota and Montana Land and Improvement Company.[2]
    • Billings Depot built.
    • Billings Herald newspaper begins publication.[3]
    • Billings Cemetery established.
  • 1883
    • Coulson-Billings street railway begins operating.[4]
    • Billings Fire Brigade organized.
  • 1885 - Billings Daily Gazette newspaper begins publication.
  • 1889 - Town becomes part of new State of Montana.
  • 1891 - The Weekly Times newspaper begins publication.[3]

20th century edit

21st century edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Wishart 2004.
  2. ^ "Minnesota and Montana Land and Improvement Company". opencorporates.com. OpenCorporates. 31 March 2023. from the original on March 20, 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  3. ^ a b "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
  4. ^ Campbell 1915.
  5. ^ "Parmly Billings Library". City of Billings. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
  6. ^ American Library Annual, 1917-1918. New York: R.R. Bowker Co. 1918. pp. 7 v.
  7. ^ . Maryland, USA: League of Historic American Theatres. Archived from the original on July 21, 2013. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
  8. ^ . City of Billings. Archived from the original on February 13, 2001.
  9. ^ . Montana Department of Environmental Quality. Archived from the original on March 28, 2013. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
  10. ^ "ExxonMobil Billings Refinery" (PDF). ExxonMobil. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
  11. ^ . Billings Gazette. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000.
  12. ^ "Small Jet Crashes in Montana". New York Times. December 19, 1992.
  13. ^ . Montana Department of Corrections. Archived from the original on March 28, 2013. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
  14. ^ . City of Billings. Archived from the original on September 2, 2000.
  15. ^ . United States Department of the Interior. Archived from the original on June 16, 2007. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
  16. ^ . Archived from the original on 1999-01-25 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.
  17. ^ Ednor Therriault (2010), Montana Curiosities, Guilford, Conn.: Globe Pequot Press
  18. ^ Pluralism Project. "Billings, Montana". Directory of Religious Centers. Harvard University. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
  19. ^ "Magic City Rollers". Billings, MT. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
  20. ^ . Washington, DC: United States Conference of Mayors. Archived from the original on June 27, 2008. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
  21. ^ "Tornado Tears Through City in Montana". New York Times. June 20, 2010.
  22. ^ "Ruptured Montana Pipeline Was Shut Down Before". New York Times. July 3, 2011. Exxon Mobil pipeline

Bibliography edit

  • "(Billings)", Official Northern Pacific Railway Guide, St. Paul, Minn.: W.C. Riley, 1899
  • "Billings, Montana". National Magazine. Boston. November 1905.
  • Marius R. Campbell (1915), "Billings", Guidebook of the Western United States: Northern Pacific Route, U.S. Government Printing Office
  • Federal Writers' Project (1939). "Billings". Montana: a State Guide Book. American Guide Series. NY: Viking Press. hdl:2027/mdp.39015005748036.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link) + Chronology
  • Kliewer, Waldo O. "The Foundations of Billings, Montana." Pacific Northwest Quarterly 31.3 (1940): 255-283. online
  • Van West, Carroll. Capitalism on the frontier: Billings and the Yellowstone Valley in the nineteenth century (U of Nebraska Press, 1993) online.
  • George Thomas Kurian (1994), "Billings, Montana", World Encyclopedia of Cities, vol. 1: North America, Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO, OL 1431653M (fulltext via Open Library)
  • David J. Wishart, ed. (2004). "Cities and Towns: Billings, Montana". Encyclopedia of the Great Plains. University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 0-8032-4787-7.
  • Hardt, Mark D. "The Emergence of a Competitive Core: Bifurcation Dynamics in Billings, Montana." in Downtowns: Revitalizing the Centers of Small Urban Communities (2013).

External links edit

 
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  • Items related to Billings, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America).
  • Materials related to Billings, various dates (via US Library of Congress, Prints & Photos Division).

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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Billings Montana USA This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources Contents 1 Prior to 20th century 2 20th century 3 21st century 4 See also 5 References 6 Bibliography 7 External linksPrior to 20th century edit1877 Homesteaders arrive 1 1882 March 24 1882 Incorporation date of the Minnesota and Montana Land and Improvement Company 2 Billings Depot built Billings Herald newspaper begins publication 3 Billings Cemetery established 1883 Coulson Billings street railway begins operating 4 Billings Fire Brigade organized 1885 Billings Daily Gazette newspaper begins publication 1889 Town becomes part of new State of Montana 1891 The Weekly Times newspaper begins publication 3 20th century edit1901 Public Library established 5 6 1902 Billings and Northern Railroad in operation citation needed 1903 Moss Mansion residence built 1904 Northern Hotel in business 1906 Babcock Theater built 7 1908 Billings Polytechnic founded 1910 Masonic Temple Billings Montana built Population 10 031 1912 Billings and Central Montana Railway in operation citation needed 1917 Cereal Food Processor Building constructed citation needed 1927 Eastern Montana Normal School founded 1928 Billings Municipal Airport begins operating 8 1929 Yale Oil refinery begins operating 9 1931 Fox Theater opens 1932 Cobb Field baseball park opens 1935 Intermountain Union College relocated to Billings approximate date citation needed 1937 Pictograph Cave excavation begins near city 1944 St Patrick s High School established 1947 Rocky Mountain College established Carter Oil Company refinery built near Billings 10 1948 Billings Mustangs baseball team formed 1950 Billings Symphony Orchestra founded Shrine Auditorium built citation needed Population 31 834 1953 Billings Studio Theater company founded 1957 Yellowstone County Courthouse built 1958 June 2 Tornado 1962 Kampgrounds of America headquartered in Billings 1964 Yellowstone Art Center opens 1971 Western Heritage Center opens 1974 Sage Tower built 1975 Montana Entertainment Trade and Recreation Arena opens Granite Tower built Rimrock Mall in business 1977 Norwest Bank built 1980 Sheraton Hotel built City covered in ash from 1980 eruption of Mount St Helens Population 66 798 1982 Rocky Plaza condos built 1985 First Interstate Center built 1986 Flag of Billings Montana design adopted 1988 City filled with smoke from Yellowstone fires of 1988 1990 Population 81 151 11 1992 December 18 Airplane crash 12 1993 Billings Bulls ice hockey team formed 1994 Montana Women s Prison in operation 13 1995 ZooMontana opens 1996 Charles Tooley becomes mayor 14 1999 Four Dances Natural Area acquired by US Bureau of Land Management 15 City website online 16 Mormon Temple dedicated 21st century edit2000 Population 89 847 2002 Skypoint awning sculpture installed 17 2007 Billings Dharma Center dedicated 18 2008 Dehler Park stadium opens 2009 Magic City Rollers roller derby league formed 19 Tom Hanel becomes mayor 20 2010 June 20 2010 Billings tornado 21 Population 104 170 2011 July Oil pipeline bursts near city 22 2017 Bill Cole becomes mayorSee also edit nbsp Historyportal nbsp North Americaportal nbsp United Statesportal Billings Metropolitan Area Crow Indian Reservation established 1868 History of Montana List of mayors of Billings Montana Media in Billings Montana Sections of Billings Montana State of Montana Territory of Montana Timeline of Montana history Timeline of pre statehood Montana historyReferences edit Wishart 2004 Minnesota and Montana Land and Improvement Company opencorporates com OpenCorporates 31 March 2023 Archived from the original on March 20 2023 Retrieved 18 May 2023 a b US Newspaper Directory Chronicling America Washington DC Library of Congress Retrieved April 3 2013 Campbell 1915 Parmly Billings Library City of Billings Retrieved April 3 2013 American Library Annual 1917 1918 New York R R Bowker Co 1918 pp 7 v Historic Theatre Inventory Maryland USA League of Historic American Theatres Archived from the original on July 21 2013 Retrieved April 3 2013 City of Billings Logan International Airport City of Billings Archived from the original on February 13 2001 Yale Oil of South Dakota Billings Facility Montana Department of Environmental Quality Archived from the original on March 28 2013 Retrieved April 3 2013 ExxonMobil Billings Refinery PDF ExxonMobil Retrieved April 3 2013 Billings Billings Gazette Archived from the original on August 17 2000 Small Jet Crashes in Montana New York Times December 19 1992 Montana Women s Prison Montana Department of Corrections Archived from the original on March 28 2013 Retrieved April 3 2013 Mayor City of Billings Archived from the original on September 2 2000 Four Dances United States Department of the Interior Archived from the original on June 16 2007 Retrieved April 3 2013 Welcome to Billings Montana Archived from the original on 1999 01 25 via Internet Archive Wayback Machine Ednor Therriault 2010 Montana Curiosities Guilford Conn Globe Pequot Press Pluralism Project Billings Montana Directory of Religious Centers Harvard University Retrieved October 14 2013 Magic City Rollers Billings MT Retrieved April 3 2013 Meet the Mayors Washington DC United States Conference of Mayors Archived from the original on June 27 2008 Retrieved April 3 2013 Tornado Tears Through City in Montana New York Times June 20 2010 Ruptured Montana Pipeline Was Shut Down Before New York Times July 3 2011 Exxon Mobil pipelineBibliography edit Billings Official Northern Pacific Railway Guide St Paul Minn W C Riley 1899 Billings Montana National Magazine Boston November 1905 Marius R Campbell 1915 Billings Guidebook of the Western United States Northern Pacific Route U S Government Printing Office Federal Writers Project 1939 Billings Montana a State Guide Book American Guide Series NY Viking Press hdl 2027 mdp 39015005748036 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint ref duplicates default link ChronologyKliewer Waldo O The Foundations of Billings Montana Pacific Northwest Quarterly 31 3 1940 255 283 online Van West Carroll Capitalism on the frontier Billings and the Yellowstone Valley in the nineteenth century U of Nebraska Press 1993 online George Thomas Kurian 1994 Billings Montana World Encyclopedia of Cities vol 1 North America Santa Barbara Calif ABC CLIO OL 1431653M fulltext via Open Library David J Wishart ed 2004 Cities and Towns Billings Montana Encyclopedia of the Great Plains University of Nebraska Press ISBN 0 8032 4787 7 Hardt Mark D The Emergence of a Competitive Core Bifurcation Dynamics in Billings Montana in Downtowns Revitalizing the Centers of Small Urban Communities 2013 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Billings Montana Items related to Billings various dates via Digital Public Library of America Materials 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