Great Falls, Montana
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Great Falls is a city in west-central Montana. It is the county seat of Cascade County. The 2020 census put the population at 60,442 people.[1]
Great Falls takes its name from the series of five waterfalls close together along the upper Missouri River. It is home to the C. M. Russell Museum Complex, the University of Providence, and Great Falls College.Near the town is Malmstrom Air Force Base.
Notable people
- Mal Bross, National Football League player
- Patrick Dwyer, National Hockey League player
- Norman A. Fox, Western author
- Paris Gibson, U.S. Senator, city founder[2]
- Charles Marion Russell, western artist
Great Falls, Montana Media
Central Avenue, Great Falls, Montana, looking west from intersection of 4th St. N. Civic Center at end of street, old Paris of Montana department store building (Now housing NEW) visible in image to right. Part of Central Business Historic District
1891 bird's-eye illustration of Great Falls
Map of Montana showing Glacial Lake Great Falls
The smelter and dam at Great Falls c. 1910
Montana Flour Mills in Great Falls in 1920
Malmstrom Air Force Base in 1995
O.S. Warden Bridge
Gibson park duck pond, Great Falls, Montana
Mermaids swimming in the pool of the Sip 'n' Dip lounge in Great Falls
References
- ↑ "QuickFacts: Great Falls city, Montana". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ↑ "Paris Gibson"..
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