Oswego, Montana

Unincorporated community in Montana, United States

Oswego, Montana

Unincorporated community

Abandoned house in Owsego Montana

Oswego, Montana

Location within the state of Montana

Coordinates: 48°3′31″N 105°52′52″W﻿ / ﻿48.05861°N 105.88111°W﻿ / 48.05861; -105.88111
Country| United States
State| Montana
County| Valley
Elevation

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| 2,028 ft (618 m)
Time zone| UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-6 (MDT)
GNIS feature ID| 774988[1]

Oswego /ɒsˈwiːɡoʊ/ is an unincorporated community in Valley County, Montana, United States.[1] It is located along U.S. Route 2 between the cities of Frazer and Wolf Point. Oswego is located on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation.

## History

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Steps to a house in Oswego Montana probably burned down in 1971 in a prairie fire, never rebuilt

Settled sometime in the 1890s, the village was named after Oswego, New York, the hometown of some early-day settlers.[2] A post office was located there from 1896 until 1971.[citation needed] On September 11,1971 one of the worst prairie fires in northeastern Montana destroyed much of Oswego, leaving only 4 homes untouched. The entire population of Oswego was forced to evacuate, and of those 75 residents only about 40 of them returned to live and rebuild.[citation needed]Recently a day ago Wildfires started again but more farther south

## Transportation

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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, 12 miles (19 km) to the east.Its located on US Route 2

## References

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1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oswego, Montana
2. ^ Compiled and Written by the Federal Writers' Project of the Work Projects Administration for the State of Montana (1939). "Oswego, Montana". Montana: A State Guide Book. Retrieved January 27, 2007.

## External links

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* MTLinks - Oswego, Montana

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Municipalities and communities of Valley County, Montana, United States

County seat: Glasgow

City|

* Glasgow

Valley County map

Towns|

* Fort Peck
* Nashua
* Opheim

CDPs|

* Frazer
* Hinsdale
* St. Marie

Other
communities|

* Glentana
* Larslan
* Lustre
* Oswego
* Richland

Indian reservations|

* Fort Peck Indian Reservation‡
* Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation‡

Ghost towns|

* Beaverton
* Genevieve
* Tampico
* Theony
* Vandalia

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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