Glasgow, Montana
| Glasgow, Montana | |
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| City | |
Downtown Glasgow
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 Location of Glasgow, Montana |
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| Coordinates: 48°11′1″N 106°38′7″W / 48.18361°N 106.63528°WCoordinates: 48°11′1″N 106°38′7″W / 48.18361°N 106.63528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Montana |
| County | Valley |
| Founded | 1887 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rebecca Erickson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.43 sq mi (3.70 km2) |
| • Land | 1.43 sq mi (3.70 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,090 ft (638 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,250 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 3,414 |
| • Density | 2,272.7/sq mi (877.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Mountain (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | Mountain (UTC-6) |
| ZIP codes | 59230–59231 |
| Area code(s) | 406 |
| FIPS code | 30-31075 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0771793 |
| Website | www.glasgowmontana.com |
Glasgow is a city in and the county seat of Valley County, Montana, United States, with an estimated population of 3,414 as of 2015.
American Indians inhabited the region for centuries, and extensive buffalo and pronghorn antelope herds provided ample food for the nomadic tribes. The Nakoda, Lakota, and Dakota peoples alternately inhabited and claimed the region from the 16th to the late 19th centuries. In 1804 the Lewis and Clark expedition came within 15 miles (24 km) of the future site of Glasgow and noted the extensive herds of buffalo and various game. In 1851, the US government formed the first treaty with the Native American tribes, in 1885 the tribes engaged in the last known buffalo hunt in the region, and in 1887, a treaty was signed where the tribes surrendered 17,500,000 acres (7,100,000 ha), which led from 1888 to the formation of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation and the removal of the tribes from the Glasgow area.
Glasgow was founded in 1887 as a railroad town by James J. Hill, who was responsible for creating many communities along the Hi-Line. The town was named after Glasgow in Scotland. Glasgow grew during the 1930s when President Franklin D. Roosevelt authorized the construction of the Fort Peck Dam, which became a major source of employment for the Glasgow area.
During World War II, the Glasgow Army Airfield housed the 96th Bombardment Squadron and 614th Bombardment Squadron, flying B-17 Flying Fortresses, at different times during the war. Starting in December 1944, a German POW camp was established at the facility, lasting until the end of the war. After the war ended the base was closed, and part of the facility eventually became the present day Glasgow Airport. Glasgow was the death place of Lieutenant Colonel Ronald Speirs, famed member of Easy Company, 101st Airborne.
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