Miles City (Montana)
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Location in Montana
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Montana | ||
| County : | Custer County | ||
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 25 ′ N , 105 ° 50 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Mountain ( UTC − 7 / −6 ) | ||
| Residents : | 8,487 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 2,595.4 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 3.27 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of which 3.27 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 722 m | ||
| Postal code : | 59301 | ||
| FIPS : | 30-49525 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0774202 | ||
| Website : | gov.milescity.net | ||
 Custer County Courthouse in Miles City |
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Miles City is a city in the US state of Montana and is a county seat of Custer County .
geography
The city is right on the Yellowstone River .
history
Today's Miles City developed significantly in the second half of the 19th century when alcohol was banned in the Tongue River Cantonment military base . As a result, the soldiers stationed there moved into the settlement to consume alcohol there, which favored the development of the local gastronomy. The place was then named after the commander of the base Nelson Appleton Miles, initially only Miles or Milestown and in 1877 it was designated the administrative seat of Custer County.
By adding more land for settlement, another place, known as New Miles , was created in addition to the then so-called Old Miles , which was officially registered as a municipality in 1878. Later the parishes were combined as Miles City into a single city. Around 1880 the place had 23 restaurants with 550 inhabitants, but no church. Soon, however, other services such as retailers, saddleries and laundries also settled and sheep and cattle breeders settled in the surrounding area.
On June 19, 1938, after heavy rain, a tidal wave damaged the railway bridge over Custer Creek , a tributary of the Yellowstone River. It collapsed when the next train passed over it. 47 people died.
traffic
Interstate 94 runs through Miles City and forms part of its main street. In the southeast the city has a direct connection to US Highway 12 .
The city is the owner of Frank Wiley Field Airport ( ICAO code KMLS), which is just under four kilometers northwest of the city center.
economy
Agriculture is currently the dominant industry in Miles City.
sons and daughters of the town
- Stephen Berg (* 1951), Catholic bishop
- Tom Hanel (* 1954 or 1955), local politician
- James von der Heydt (1919–2013), lawyer and politician
- Maurice R. Hilleman (1919–2005), medical doctor and microbiologist
- George Lynch (1918–1997), racing car driver
- Merle Greene Robertson (1913–2011), American scholar
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c About Miles City. (No longer available online.) City of Miles City, archived from the original on November 10, 2009 ; accessed on January 19, 2010 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Frank Wiley Field Airport. www.airnav.com, accessed January 19, 2010 .
