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PONDERA — One story suggests the name is the phonetic spelling of the French phrase for hanging earring. 2. SWEETGRASS — Helen Van Cleve chose this name for the county because of the abundance of 14. FERGUS — The geographic center of the state. Hierochloe odorata. 16. PRAIRIE — Home to Montana photographer 5. BEAVERHEAD — Sacagawea identified this Evelyn Cameron. landmark that later became a name for one of 17. MCCONE — Residents originally wanted to call it Montana's first counties. Redwater County. Circle is the county seat. 7. HILL — He was the founder of the Great Northern 20. LEWISANDCLARK — Originally called Edgerton, Railway Company. the Montana Territorial legislature changed it as a snub toward Sidney Edgerton, first territorial Montana Counties Montana Historical Society Across 3. GARFIELD — Named for the twentieth president of the United States. governor of Montana. 4. GOLDENVALLEY — Despite its name, there are no precious metals in this cnetral Montana county. 22. LAKE — Well known for its cherry orchards. 6. CARTER — Located in the extreme southeast 23. JUDITHBASIN — It is rich in Yogo sapphires. corner of the state. 27. SANDERS — Legislators named this county after 8. ROOSEVELT — He was the Bull Moose the nephew of Sidney Edgerton. presidential candidate in 1912. 29. STILLWATER — Once part of the Crow 9. CUSTER — He led the 7th Calvary to the Little Reservation, this county is named for the river the Bighorn. Crow called "Quiet water." 11. DANIELS — The county has a false front 32. FALLON — He was the nephew of William Clark. courthouse that is on the National Register. 34. PARK — Serves as a gateway to Yellowstone 12. WHEATLAND — The agricultural mainstay of the National Park. county. 35. GALLATIN — Shares its name with a former 13. DAWSON — Named for an employee of the Secretary of the Treasury. American Fur Company, this county was created 37. FLATHEAD — The bulk of the lake this county is in 1869. named for lays in a different county. 15. YELLOWSTONE — The Crow called it the Elk 39. BIGHORN — Created in 1865, this county River. disappeared off the map in 1869 only to reapper in 18. CASCADE — Another name for waterfall. 1913. 19. MISSOULA — One of the original nine counties, 40. TOOLE — The county played host to the Jack Hellgate was the first county seat. Dempsey and Tommy Gibson heavyweight boxing match in 1923. 21. CHOUTEAU — This county is named for a prominent St. Louis family that operated several 44. PHILLIPS — Named for a Montana politician who fur trading posts in Montana made his fortune from sheep and mining--not from screwdrivers. 24. DEERLODGE — Shoshone referred to the county as the lodge of the white-tailed deer. 47. JEFFERSON — He was the third president of the United States. 25. CARBON — Home to scenic highway 212 that connects Red Lodge and Cooke City. 48. POWDERRIVER — Let'er Buck! 26. SILVER BOW — Smallest in land size but home to 49. GLACIER — Named for the adjacent national park. the richest hill on earth. 50. ROSEBUD — Home to the eastern half of the 28. RAVALLI — Named for a Jesuit missionary, Northern Cheyenne Reservation. Stevensville was the first county seat. 52. MADISON — He was the fourth president of the 30. WIBAUX — Shares its name with the county seat. United States. 31. TREASURE — Manuel Lisa established Montana's 53. LIBERTY — The name reflects the rampant first fur trading post in this county. patriotism that swept the country after the end of World War One. 33. VALLEY — Named for the topographic feature created by the confluence of the Milk and Missouri 54. RICHLAND — It describes the agricultural bounty Rivers. of this county. 36. POWELL — The highest peak in the Flint Creek 55. GRANITE — The predominate rock found in the Range. mountains of this county. 38. TETON — Choteau is the county seat. 56. MUSSELSHELL — Lewis and Clark learned of this river from the Hidatsa who called it 41. LINCOLN — He was the sixteenth president of the Mahtush-ahzhah. United States. 42. PETROLEUM — The last county created in Down Montana. 43. MINERAL — The petitioners chose this name for 1. MEAGHER — He led the Irish Brigade during the the county because most of them owned mining American Civil War, but is best known in Montana claims. for disappearing off a steamboat at Fort Benton. 45. BROADWATER — He was the owner of the Diamond R freighting company. Montana Counties Montana Historical Society Down 46. SHERIDAN — County boosters named this county after "Little Phil," who later became commanding general of the U.S. Army. 51. BLAINE — This former presidential candidate lost to Grover Cleveland in 1884..