Missoula 1884 Hayden Lake idaho Once regarded as "the lonesome

Once regarded as "the lonesome leg" of Florida

and vast lush forest of the Voyageurs National Park were formed

Other coloring was used to denote rivers

vacationers and swimmers

the Illinois River was hit with industrial pollution

Missoula 1884 Hayden Lake idaho Once regarded as "the lonesomeThis is a handsome depiction of Missoula, MT in 1884. Missoula is located along the Clark Fork River near it's confluence with the Bitterroot River in Western Montana at the convergence of five mountain ranges, this it is often described as the "hub of five valleys." Missoula was founded in 1860 as Hellgate trading post while still part of Washington Territory. By 1866 the settlement had moved five miles upstream and renamed Missoula Mills, later