Montana - School-Age
Montana
41st State (November 8, 1889), the west U.S.
State Abbreviation: MT
Capital: Helena
Origin of name: Based on a Spanish word for mountainous.
Motto: "Oro y Plata" Spanish for "gold and silver."
Nicknames: Treasure State and Big Sky
Montana State Symbols
Montana: State Seal
Animal: Grizzly Bear
Bird: Western Meadowlark
Butterfly: Mourning Cloak
Fish: Blackspotted Cutthroat Trout
Flower: Bitterroot
Fossil: Maiasaura, or duck-billed dinosaur
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Things to Know
United States Senators from Montana.
Agriculture (crops and livestock) is one of Montana's largest industries. Beef and wheat are the two largest commodities.
Many other products are grown in Montana.
Crops: wheat, barley, sugar beets, sunflowers, and cherries.
Livestock: cattle, sheep, hogs, and bees.
Montana can be divided into two geographic areas: the Great Plains and the Rocky Mountain Region.
Major Rivers: Clark Fork River, Missouri River, Yellowstone River
The Great Continental Divide
The Western Continental Divide is an imaginary line along the summits of a mountian ridge in western North America. Most the the Divide runs along the Rocky Mountains. The ridge runs north and south. It separtes the flow of water on the continent. On the eastern side of the Continental Divide, the rivers run toward the Atlanic Ocean, Arctic Ocean, and the Gulf of Mexico. On the western side of the Continental Divide, rives flow toward the Pacific Ocean.
Famous Montanans
Jack Horner, paleontologist
Jeannette Rankin 1880-1973
First woman elected to U.S. Congress
Evel Knievel
Daredevil motorcyclist
Shep
Montana's most faithful dog.
Things to Do
Montana State Bird and State Flower Printable Color Page.
Montana Flag Map color page
MontanaKids
Facts, games, symbols, print color pages. Fantastic site!
Sites to See
The Plains Indians at Montana Kids.
Charlie Russell (1864-1926), Artist
American Artist that specialized in the American West.
Battle of the Little Big Horn
Lt. Colonel George Custer's last stand and the destruction of Custer's command on the banks of the Little Bighorn.
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