Oswego, Montana
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History
Settled sometime in the 1890s, the village was named after Oswego, New York, the hometown of some early-day settlers.[3]
1971 fire
On September 11, 1971, one of the worst prairie fires in northeastern Montana destroyed much of Oswego,[2] burning Template:Cvt and causing 1,000 volunteer firefighters to be mobilised.[4] There were no deaths, but most of Oswego's buildings were burnt down; only four homes were left untouched.[5] The post office, general store and a grain elevator were destroyed; the school, another grain elevator and a bar survived.[5]
On September 14, Oswego was declared a disaster area by Thomas L. Judge, the acting Governor of Montana.[5] A primary election for the Montana constitutional convention went ahead as scheduled with voting held in the schoolhouse.[5] The Post Office Department announced it would not rebuild its office and that all future post would be delivered to Wolf Point; according to The New York Times, the department "had been trying to close its tiny operation in Oswego" even before the fire.[2] Of the 14 families whose houses were destroyed, 12 decided to rebuild.[6]
Transportation
Amtrak’s Empire Builder, which operates between Seattle/Portland and Chicago, passes through the small town on BNSF tracks, but makes no stop. The nearest station is located in Wolf Point, Script error: No such module "convert". to the east.Its located on US Route 2
References
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