Montana - Contact a mobile notary in the cities below:
Cities in Montana:
Anaconda | Billings | Bozeman | Butte-Silver Bow | Clinton Notary | Corvallis Notary | Darby Notary | Deer Lodge Notary | Florence Notary | Evergreen | Great Falls | Havre | Hamilton Notary | Helena | Helena Valley Southeast | Helena Valley West Central | Kalispell | Laurel | Livingston | Lolo Notary | Miles City | Missoula Notary | Ronan Notary | Seeley Lake Notary | Stevensville Notary | Superior Notary
About Montana
Montana entered the Union on November 8, 1889, and became the 41st state. Montana, presiding in the western United States, is the northernmost of the Rocky Mountain states. Because of its mineral wealth, Montana is often called the Treasure State. The name Montana comes from the Spanish word meaning “mountainous” and was first used when the area was still a U.S. territory in 1864.
Although many people think of Montana as completely mountainous, two-thirds of the state is part of the Great Plains. From the heights of Glacier National Park in the northwest to the relatively flat terrain close to the eastern border, the Montana landscape is one of immense majesty, an ever-shifting view of woodland and flatland, mountains and broad valley.
Montana’s story has been tumultuous. The state had an early and active fur-trading era. When gold was discovered, Montana developed a vigorous and wealthy mining frontier. The state later saw a brief but stimulating period of the open-range cattle industry, complete with cowboy culture. Ultimately, irrigated agriculture spread into many parts of the state, muscling out much of the cattle ranches. Today, in spite of the arrival of urbanization and modern society, much of the old flavor of the frontier West survives in Montana.
Helena is the capital of Montana. The town was established when gold was discovered there in 1864, in a creek aptly named Last Chance. This creek still flows today through the town, and the street that follows it is called Last Creek Gulch. By 1888, about 50 millionaires lived in Helena, more millionaires per capita than any city in the world. About $3.6 billion (in today’s dollars) of gold was taken from Last Chance Gulch, over a 20-year period. As recently as the 1970s, gold was found in Helena.
Billings is the largest city in Montana. Many people call it the Magic City because of the huge amount of growth it experienced since its founding as a railroad town in 1882. It was said that Billings “grew like magic.” Billings is named for Frederick H. Billings, who was president of the Northern Pacific Railroad.
In 1993, Billings made headline news with a “Not in Our Town” event. Hate activists and Neo-Nazis were congregating in Billings, distributing KKK flyers. A Jewish cemetery was vandalized, the home of a Native American family was painted with swastikas, and a brick was thrown through a window where a child had hung a Menorah for Hanukkah. Religious groups sponsored marches and candlelight vigils. The Billings Gazette printed out paper Menorahs, and over 10,000 homes and businesses hung them in their windows. The residents of Billings eventually drove out the hate activists using these methods, earning the nickname “The Paradigm City”.
Due to Billings‘ status as the largest city in a 500-mile radius, it serves as a shopping and accommodation center for area residents and highway travelers. The city’s proximity to Yellowstone National Park, Pompey’s Pillar, and the area where the Battle of the Little Bighorn was fought also draws a large number of tourists, especially during the summer months.
Montana is home to three of the five entrances into Yellowstone National Park.
Those interested in learning more about Montana, including how to become a notary public in the state, should visit Become A Notary Public
