Celebrating History: Assinniboine Park

By Emily Mayer

Both the past and the future were topics in the Hill County newspapers 100 years ago. The Hill County Democrat did not issue a paper this week, but The Havre Plaindealer’s Jan. 1, 1916 issue had two stories pertaining to land that was once part of Fort Assinniboine:

ASSINNIBOINE PARK PLANS SENT EAST

Embraces Strip Mile Wide and 24 Miles Long

The complete data for the “Assiniboine National Park”, a strip of land one mile wide and 24 miles long, lying along Beaver creek from the old Post south to the source of the stream, as well as the data and survey work for the prop...