Timeline of Billings, Montana
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Billings, Montana, USA.
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Prior to 20th century
- 1877 - Homesteaders arrive.[1]
- 1882
- Billings Depot built.
- Billings Herald newspaper begins publication.[2]
- Billings Cemetery established.
- 1883
- 1885 - Billings Daily Gazette newspaper begins publication.
- 1889 - Town becomes part of new State of Montana.
- 1891 - The Weekly Times newspaper begins publication.[2]
20th century
- 1901 - Public Library established.[4][5]
- 1902 - Billings and Northern Railroad in operation.[citation needed]
- 1903 - Moss Mansion (residence) built.
- 1904 - Northern Hotel in business.
- 1906 - Babcock Theatre built.[6]
- 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.[7]
- 1929 - Yale Oil refinery begins operating.[8]
- 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.[9]
- 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.[10]
- 1992 - December 18: Airplane crash.[11]
- 1993 - Billings Bulls ice hockey team formed.
- 1994 - Montana Women's Prison in operation.[12]
- 1995 - ZooMontana opens.
- 1996 - Charles Tooley becomes mayor.[13]
- 1999
- Four Dances Natural Area acquired by US Bureau of Land Management.[14]
- City website online.[15]
- Mormon Temple dedicated.
21st century
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- 2002 - Skypoint awning/sculpture installed.[16]
- 2007 - Billings Dharma Center dedicated.[17]
- 2008 - Dehler Park (stadium) opens.
- 2009
- Magic City Rollers roller derby league formed.[18]
- Tom Hanel becomes mayor.[19]
- 2010
- June 20: Fathers Day Tornado.[20]
- Population: 104,170.
- 2011 - July: Oil pipeline bursts near city.[21]
See also
- Sections of Billings, Montana
- Crow Indian Reservation, established 1868
- Billings Metropolitan Area
- Media in Billings, Montana
- List of mayors of Billings, Montana
- History of Montana
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External links
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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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