SWEET GRASS
Big Timber Pioneer Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer Newspaper
The Big Timber Pioneer Newspaper has been publishing
since about 1890. Early bound volumes are incomplete
and papers are not readily accessible. Casual information
is available. The newspaper office is open Monday through
Friday, except for legal holidays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The newspaper office is located at 117 West First.
Ph
one: (406)932-52
Towns:
Big Timber
Greycliff
Adjacent Counties
Wheatland County, Montana - north
Golden Valley County, Montana - northeast
Stillwater County, Montana - east
Park County, Montana - south & west
Meagher County, Montana - northwest
Big Timber Public Library:
The Carnegie Libary (The library is currently
undergoing expansion and renovation).
P.I. Box 846
Big Timber,
MT. 59011
Big Timber Pioneer Newspaper
The Big Timber Pioneer Newspaper has been publishing
since about 1890. Early bound volumes are incomplete
and papers are not readily accessible. Casual information
is available. The newspaper office is open Monday through
Friday, except for legal holidays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The newspaper office is located at 117 West First.
Phone: (406)932-5298.
LOCATION: The county of Sweet Grass (two words) is located
in south central Montana. Don’t confuse the town of Sweetgrass
with the county of Sweet Grass. The town of Sweetgrass (one word)
is located on the Canadian border in Toole County in north central Montana.
Sweet Grass County became a county in 1895. It was formed out of parts of
Park, Meager, and Yellowstone Counties. From 1910-1920 parts of
Sweet Grass County were taken to form Stillwater, Wheatland and Golden
Valley Counties. It has been its present size since 1920.
GEOGRAPHY: Bigger than the State of Rhode Island, the county
is 1,846 square miles – 449 of which are public lands.
The eastern and northerparts of the county are devoted to
agriculture, mostly the raising of cattle and sheep. Some
farming of crops that require little moisture is also done.
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