Gallatin City II\, located at the headwate rs of the Missouri River\, represents early speculative town planning in M ontana. The first city &ndash\; one of the earliest settlements in Montana - was located in 1862 on the west side of the combined Jefferson and Madi son Rivers. It was officially planned and intended to serve as a supplier for mining camps such as Virginia City\, Last Chance Gulch\, and Bannack. Various impediments prevented this\, promoting instead Gallatin City II\, a relocated version on the east side of the Madison River. Subsequently\, other events led to the decline of this promising city\, and the concomita nt rise of Bozeman instead. This site\, a lovely riparian area visited twi ce by the Lewis &\; Clark Expedition\, with views of the Bridger\, Toba cco Root\, and Big Belt Mountains\, was bypassed by the railroad and is no w our highly significant Missouri Headwaters State Park\, a National Histo ric Landmark. This talk explores the history and outcome of this early set tlement\, and the two buildings that remain from the city.
\nLesl ey M. Gilmore is a registered architect who has focused on historic preser vation for more than thirty years. She has been fortunate to work on histo ric properties throughout the Rocky Mountain West\, including buildings in Yellowstone National Park\, Glacier National Park\, Montana State Univers ity\, Bannack\, Fort Owen\, and the Missouri Headwaters State Park. She se rves as secretary on the board of The Extreme History Project.
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