Historical Fort Missoula

Annual 4th of July Celebration

Rain or shine! Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for seniors, $2 for students, $15 for a family, and children under 6 and members of the Friends of the Museum are free. There will be no pancake breakfast this year. There will, however, be baked goods for sale at our Homestead Cabin from 10:00 - 12:00 as a fund-raising effort for repairs on the Cabin.

4th of July Sack Race 4th of July Gunny Sack Race
Franky and Casper at Homestead 4th of JulyFranky and Casper at Homestead.

Activities & Events

Activities and events happen all day long!!! There will be model trains, ham radios, fire trucks, children’s games, food, crafts, and special displays; Homesteading Fun - step back in time with the newly restored 1900 Potomac Valley homestead cabin, with games, fiddlers, and hands-on opportunities; Tour the lookout, schoolhouse and locomotive; Demonstrations of the historic sawmill, antique engines, telegraph, historical surveying, and a visit to medieval times with the Society for Creative Anachronism; and of course plenty of Music and Entertainment, with a special appearance by Sarah Woody.

4th of July Celebration Gallery

Missoula History Minutes

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55. The Death of C.P. Higgins

October 16, 1889 marked the end of an era for Missoula: C.P. Higgins died. Higgins was a very respected man in Missoula. He and his wife, Julia Grant Higgins had seven sons and two daughters - Francis, John, George, Morris (spelled Maurice), Arthur, Helen, Hilda, Ronald, and Gerald - names familiar to everyone in the University section because of the north-south streets. Higgins was known as a firm disciplinarian - he kept a buggy whip in a convenient place and when it was needed he didn't hesitate to use it. At noon Higgins would crook his little finger in his mouth and give a shrill whistle to call the boys home for lunch. People would say they could set their clocks by that whistle because it was always at 12 o'clock on the dot. In 1889 Higgins opened the Higgins Bank in the Higgins Block off Higgins Avenue, but he died before the bank was completed.

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