P a g e 7 G h o s t T o w n s a n d H i s t o r y o f M o n t a n a N e w s l e t t e r and her always devoted Marg. The Brander sisters were featured in an Otho Hartley photo exhibition. Hartley’s photos taken in the 1930s of rodeo contestants was entitled, “This contest is for real hands: An old-time Montana Rodeo.” A special sub-grouping featured the Brander sisters riding bucking horses and bucking steers. The exhibit traveled two years, 2002-03, with stops in Montana, Wyoming, and Texas, as well as the USA National Tour. It was selected as one of ten featured exhibits at the Salt Lake City Olympic Winter Games in 2002. Vi passed away in 1981 and Marg in 1996. The Brander sisters are buried at the Hillcrest Cemetery between Butte and Anaconda. –Courtesy of the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame, montanacowboyfame.org King’s Hill Guard Station This site was first developed in about 1910. Ranger Walter Donaldson from Four Mile noted that there was a lookout cabin, horse corral and small barn at King’s Hill where four ranger districts joined corners. These were likely the Belt Creek, Sheep Creek, Tenderfoot, and Judith Districts. Facilities records found at the National Archives indicate that the early cabin was a 1-story log structure built in 1913. The cabin presently on site is a modified C-4 design built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1937 and 1938 along with the log garage. A porch has been added onto the back of the cabin along with an outhouse and a woodshed of modern construction. The first King’s Hill Guard Station, May, 1916 In recent years, recreation and historic preservation have become important aspects of the agency’s mission. The cabin is eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places and is maintained and managed for its historic and recreational value. It has been placed on the Forest Service cabin rental program for your enjoyment. -Courtesy of https://www.fs.usda.gov/ Please help us maintain the past for the future. If you would like more information, please contact the White Sulphur Springs Ranger Station at 406-547-3361. Historical information excerpted from Home on the Range, Montana’s Eastside Ranger Stations, author Vicky MacLean Photo by Jolene Ewert-Hintz Hathaway, Montana was a station stop on the Northern Pacific Railroad and named for Major Hathaway, a U.S. army officer. The town would grow up around the depot which served as the center for social life in the surrounding community. The post office opened in the early 1880s under the name of Putnam but that was changed to Hathaway in 1887. The post office closed in the 1995. Hathaway is located at Exit 117 on Interstate 94, roughly 20 miles west-southwest of Miles City.
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