Central Montana

1fortbenton_and_denton_and_stanford.gifTRAVEL_MT2004-12-22T11:43:0455YVISITOR INFORMATIONhttp://www.centralmontana.comCentral Montana10000560<DIV class="cityaspfont"><ul class= "fotocolumn"><li class="brewfoto"><IMG SRC="/Pictures/Cities/Carter_GrainElevators.JPG" BORDER=0 WIDTH=222 HEIGHT=140 ALIGN=BASELINE>Grain ElevatorsPhoto courtesy: John Ansotegui</li><li class="brewfoto"><IMG SRC="/Pictures/Cities/Carter_Ferry.jpg" BORDER=0 WIDTH=222 HEIGHT=140 ALIGN=BASELINE>Carter FerryPhoto courtesy: John Ansotegui</li><li class="brewfoto"><IMG SRC="/Pictures/Cities/Carter_CommunityHall.JPG" BORDER=0 WIDTH=222 HEIGHT=140 ALIGN=BASELINE>Community HallPhoto courtesy: John Ansotegui</li></ul> Carter is a few miles southwest of Fort Benton, near the Missouri River at a spot where a ferry operated for many years. The town was originally called Sidney, but in 1905 the Great Northern Railroad changed the name to honor a US Senator Thomas Carter, who was also Montana's first congressman.(from Cheney's Names on the Face of Montana, Mountain Press Publishing Company) Carter County was also named after this senator when it was created in 1917 from parts of Fallon County.Today, this small community still features a ferry, <a href="/categories/moreinfo.asp?SiteID=1&IDRRecordID=3863">Carter Ferry</a>, that crosses the Missouri River and there is fishing access with a gravel ramp to the river next to county operated ferry. Farms surrounding the Carter community are noted for their wheat and barley production. The community is located adjacent to US Highway 87.<map name="nearbycities"><area shape="rect" alt="Virgelle, Montana" coords="138,6,184,20" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=344"><area shape="rect" alt="Loma, Montana" coords="113,22,150,37" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=206"><area shape="rect" alt="Geraldine, Montana" coords="133,70,176,83" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=137"><area shape="rect" alt="Fort Benton, Montana" coords="85,48,179,62" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=120"><area shape="rect" alt="Buffalo, Montana" coords="187,224,218,240" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=47"><area shape="rect" alt="Moore, Montana" coords="210,210,243,222" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=231"><area shape="rect" alt="Utica, Montana" coords="151,212,174,228" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=338"><area shape="rect" alt="Moccasin, Montana" coords="157,197,196,207" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=228"><area shape="rect" alt="Stanford, Montana" coords="142,165,194,181" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=315"><area shape="rect" alt="Neihart, Montana" coords="81,200,129,222" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=235"><area shape="rect" alt="Monarch, Montana" coords="66,181,117,193" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=230"><area shape="rect" alt="Coffee Creek, Montana" coords="149,120,180,138" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=66"><area shape="rect" alt="Belt, Montana" coor621264CARTERRUSSELLMT59420