1kalispellarea.gifTRAVEL_MT2004-12-22T11:43:0475YVISITOR INFORMATIONhttp://glacier.visitmt.com10000760<p>Coram began as a logging town on the South Fork of the Flathead River in 1905. The community prospered as the timber industry developed, and received a boost with the arrival of the Great Northern Railway. Railroad officials initially named the train station Citadel. In 1914, the community was renamed for James A. Coram, who had arrived in the Kalispell area in 1893 to be a supervisor for the Butte & Montana Commercial Company's logging operations. Coram boomed between 1948 and 1953, during construction of the nearby Hungry Horse Dam.(Copyright 2009, <I>Montana Historical Society: Montana Place Names from Alzada to Zortman</I>, Montana Historical Society Research Center Staff)</p> <p>Completed in 1953, <a href="/categories/moreinfo.asp?SiteID=1&IDRRecordID=10846">Hungry Horse Dam</a> is Montanas' highest dam at 564 feet.Coram is the perfect place for a getaway. Camping, RV parks, beautiful lodging and sprawling guest ranches are all located in Coram, just minutes away from the heart of <a href="http://visitmt.com/national_parks/glacier/">Glacier National Park</a>.</p><map name="nearbycities"><area shape="rect" alt="Eureka, Montana" coords="12,6,78,19" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=109"><area shape="rect" alt="Fortine, Montana" coords="24,24,70,39" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=125"><area shape="rect" alt="Trego, Montana" coords="7,45,40,62" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=331"><area shape="rect" alt="Stryker, Montana" coords="48,46,93,61" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=318"><area shape="rect" alt="Olney, Montana" coords="58,62,98,73" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=244"><area shape="rect" alt="Babb, Montana" coords="194,24,225,38" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=13"><area shape="rect" alt="St. Mary, Montana" coords="204,38,249,53" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=374"><area shape="rect" alt="East Glacier, Montana" coords="223,89,248,137" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=99"><area shape="rect" alt="Apgar, Montana" coords="127,60,165,72" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=9"><area shape="rect" alt="Essex, Montana" coords="173,133,200,151" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=107"><area shape="rect" alt="West Glacier, Montana" coords="133,73,206,87" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=375"><area shape="rect" alt="Polson, Montana" coords="58,221,104,243" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=260"><area shape="rect" alt="Hot Springs, Montana" coords="19,211,56,231" href=248118CORAMGLACIER1121Evergreen Motel11606Swan Mountain Outfitters - West Glacier18702Shiloh Valley19344North American RV Park & Yurt Village110845Amazing Fun Center111302Sundance RV Park & Campground114176Glaciers Mountain Resort116803Swan Mountain Outfitters - Glacier118415Swan Mountain Snowmobiling118563Glacier Distilling Company118653Glacier National Park Vacation Home119005Coram Creek Cabin119527Glacier Meadow Cabin #1119528Glacier Meadow Cabin #2119606Under Canvas Glacier120096Glacier View Vacation Home120109Glacier Highline121701Building 338 LLC122276Red Owl Retreat122303Glacier Hipcamp122462Goats of Glacier122558Glacier River Ranch122595Tower Grill and Coffee Shop1MT59913