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County Facts and FolkloreHarlowton is the county seat for Wheatland County, Montana. Located on the bluffs along the Wheatland River. The town was the starting point for the Milwaukee Roads Electric line heading west of the mountains to the state of Idaho. The original settlement was named merino for the sheep and wool industry. The name was changed in 1900 to Harlowton for Richard Harlow's Montana Railroad. The nickname fot he town is Harlo. Judith Gap was named for the divide between the Big Snow and the Little Belt Mountains. The first settlement in the area was U-bet -- a crossroads and stage stop in the 1870s. Two Dot sits in the shadow of the Crazy Mountains and is located 13 miles west of Harlowton. The town was founded by a man named George "Two Dot" Wilson -- so named because of the brand he used on his cattle.
Montana Facts NICKNAME: Treasure State -- Montana is also known as Big Sky Country; Land of the Shining Mountains; Mountain State; Bonanza State and Headwaters State. State Animal: Grizzly Bear State Bird: Western Meadowlark State Fish: Blackspotted Cutthroat Trout State Flower: Bitterroot State Fossil: Duck-billed dinosaur (Maiasaura Peeblesorum) State Gemstones: Sapphire & Agate State Grass: Bluebunch Wheatgrass State Tree: Ponderosa Pine State Butterfly: Mourning Cloak |
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