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| Long Description | <DIV class="cityaspfont"><ul class= "fotocolumn"><li class="brewfoto"><IMG SRC="/Pictures/Cities/Melrose_RobOutlaw.JPG" BORDER=0 WIDTH=222 HEIGHT=140 ALIGN=BASELINE><p class="fotocap">Scenic View</p><p class="fotocred">Photo courtesy: Rob Outlaw</p></li><li class="brewfoto"><IMG SRC="/Pictures/Cities/Melrose_Town.JPG" BORDER=0 WIDTH=222 HEIGHT=140 ALIGN=BASELINE><p class="fotocap">Town View</p><p class="fotocred">Photo courtesy: MTOT</p></li><li class="brewfoto"><IMG SRC="/Pictures/Cities/Melrose_RobOutlaw2.JPG" BORDER=0 WIDTH=222 HEIGHT=140 ALIGN=BASELINE><p class="fotocap">Local Area</p><p class="fotocred">Photo courtesy: Rob Outlaw</p></li></ul> <p>Melrose is on the Big Hole River halfway between <a href="/categories/City.asp?CityID=49">Butte</a> and <a href="/categories/City.asp?CityID=92">Dillon</a>. It is famous for its trout fishing. (from Cheney's <I>Names on the Face of Montana</I>, Mountain Press Publishing Company) The town is nestled in the Pioneer Mountains and the <a href="/categories/moreinfo.asp?SiteID=1&IDRRecordID=702">Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest</a>.</p><P>Near Melrose is <a href="/categories/moreinfo.asp?SiteID=1&IDRRecordID=3082">Beaverhead Rock State Park</a>. The huge landmark for which the park gets its name, Beaverhead Rock, resembles the head of a swimming beaver. Sacajawea recognized this landmark while traveling with the Lewis and Clark Expedition in 1805. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The site is 4,949 feet in elevation and is 71 acres in size. The site can be viewed and photographed from a distance but is not directly accessible.</p><P><a href="/categories/City.asp?CityID=379">Bannack</a> south of Melrose is the best preserved of all Montana ghost towns. Bannack State Park is a registered historic landmark and the site of Montana's first major gold discovery on July 28, 1862. This strike set off a massive gold rush that swelled Bannack's population to over 3,000 by 1863.</p> |
| History | |
| Id | 221 |
| Map | dillon_area.gif |
| Created By | TRAVEL_MT |
| Date Created | 12/22/2004 11:43:04 AM |
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| Locator Id | 10002260 |
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| Map X | 388 |
| Map Y | 650 |
| Name | MELROSE |
| Region | GOLD WEST |
| State | MT |
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| Zip code | 59743 |