JANUARY 2026 Ghost Towns and History of Montana Newsletter From The Circle Banner, Mar. 8, 1918 Welcome to Glendale, Montana Photo Courtesy of glendalemontana.com Glendale, Montana as seen from smelter area. Brick building in foreground is Masonic Lodge. Glendale, Montana, located in the East Pioneer Mountains of southwest Montana, was once home to approximately two thousand residents. The discovery of the Trapper and Forest Queen Lodes in 1872-1873 highlighted the need for local ore processing, as shipping it by wagon to the nearest railroad in Corinne, Utah, and then to San Francisco for export proved to be both costly and time-consuming. In response to these challenges, miners Charles Dahler and Noah Armstrong recognized the potential for profit and efficiency in local processing. They established a smelter and blast furnace miles below Lion City, leading to the founding of Glendale. By 1875, a thriving community of mill workers had developed around the town, and a 40ton lead smelter was constructed to process the increasing output from the district. Raymond Rossiter reported for the year 1873 that Noah Armstrong has machinery on the way for concentration and reduction works. He is now preAccessed via: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/
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