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Billings is the largest city in the U.S. state of Montana, located in the south-central portion of the state. Billings is rapidly growing; as of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 89,847, while the Census Bureau's 2009 estimate listed the city's population at 105,845. It is the 60th fastest growing city out of the 272 cities in the U.S. with populations over 100,000, of which Billings is #244. Billings is the county seat of Yellowstone County and is the principal citty of the Billings Metropolitan Area. It is also the principal city of the largest metropolitan area in Montana, and is the largest city between Fort Collins and Calgary and between Sioux Falls and Spokane. Nicknamed the Magic City because of its rapid growth from its founding as a railroad town in 1882, Billings is named for Frederick H. Billings, president of the Northern Pacific Railroad. As the largest city in the area—the nearest city as large as Billings is over 500 miles (800 kmm) away—Billings serves as a shopping and accommodation center for area residents and highway travelers. The city's proximity to Yellowstone National Park, Pompey's Pillar, and the area where the Battle of the Little Bighorn was fought also draws visitors, especially during the summer months. Best Life magazine recently ranked Billings the 3rd best place in the U.S. to raise a family.Billings was also ranked #1 in CNNMoneys list of best places to launch a small business.
History
Most of Billings is located in the Yellowstone Valley, carved out by the Yellowstone River. It is not unusual to find fossilized fish in the area.
Some of pictographs in the Pictograph Cave 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Billings are 2,100 years old. The Crow Indians frequented this area from about the year 1700.
In 1806, William Clark traveled through the region on the Lewis and Clark Expedition. He inscribed his name on Pompey's Pillar, a rock formation 25 miles (40 km) northeast of Billings, on July 25, 1806. Clark wrote that he climbed the sandstonone pillar and "had a most extensive view in every direction on the Northerly Side of the river". Clark named the place "Pompys Tower" in honor of a young Shoshone boy he had nicknamed "Pompy." The boy's mother was Sacajawea, who had helped guide the Lewis and Clark expedition and had acted as an interpreter. The name of the formation was changed by 1814 to the current title. Clark's inscription is the only remaining physical evidence found along the route that was followed by the expedition.
Billings was founded in 1877 and established in 1882 in Montana Territory near the already-existing town of Coulson. Coulson had been situated on the Yellowstone River, which made it ideal for the commerce that Steamboats brought up the river. However, when the Montana & Minnesota Land Company oversaw the development of potential railroad land, they ignored Coulson, and platted the new town of Billings several miles to the West. When the Northern Pacific Railroad was built, Coulson died as Billings flourished. The land that was once the town of Coulson is now Coulson Park. Northern Pacific Railroad President Frederick H. Billings, along with other executives of the railroad, bought land in the Yellowstone Valley, then later sold it back to his own railroad. This practice was both legal and common at the time. A structure known as "The Castle" was erected emulating European design with its crow-step gable construction.
As Billings grew from the tracks of the Northern Pacific Railroad, it appeared the only development would be to the south. On March 15, 1882, Frederick Billings and other Northern Pacific officials formed the Montana & Minnesota Land & Improvement Co., which platted and promoted the sale of land in what would become Billings. Two main commercial streets were built along the railroad tracks and were named Montana and Minnesota avenues after the land company. After the company was formed, the city grew quickly and earned the nickname, "The Magic City" because the city appeared to grow like magic. By mid-June that year, Billings had grown to 79 tent shelters and 81 houses. 75 more homes were being built as well. The buildings were hastily built along the south of the tracks. By the end of 1883, Billings had 400 buildings and 1,500 people. The commercial district had matured to a nine-block area. Still most homes were located in the south side with many different classes calling Billings home. South Park was also built in the new city. In had been rendered in the Billings' original outline. Billings first swimming pool was built in 1914. Mansions were also beginning to be constructed by early Billings pioneers. Two of the pioneers were the brothers Peter and Christian Yegen, two Swiss immigrants.
Billings suffered from a major flood in 1937. After World War II, Billings boomed into a major financial, medical and cultural center in the region. In the 1960s, Billings surpassed Great Falls as Montana's largest city. In the 1970s, Billings ssuffered a short decline in population due to the oil crisis. The population quickly rebounded in the early 1980s and has never declined since. Billings was affected by the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in May; the city received about an inch of ash on the ground. Billings received the All-America City Award in 1992. On June 20, 2010 a tornado touched down in the Downtown Core and Heights sections of Billings. The arena and ten businesses suffered major damage.
Today Billings continues to be the financial, medical, agricultural, and cultural center for the Northern Rockies/Great Plains and continues to be the "Star of the Big Sky Country." In 2002, Skypoint was completed. In 2007, Billings was designated a Preserve America Community.
City/Town : Latitude: 45.78250118347337, Longitude: -108.56019973754883Matches 1 to 3 of 3
Last Name, Given Name(s)  |
Birth  |
Person ID | Tree | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Delange, Michael Patrick | Friday 07 August 1970 | Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, USA | I447736 | Veenkoloniale voorouders |
| 2 | Henman, Eric Scott | Monday 31 May 1965 | Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, USA | I447570 | Veenkoloniale voorouders |
| 3 | Henman, Larry Alvin | Thursday 06 September 1934 | Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, USA | I447503 | Veenkoloniale voorouders |
Matches 1 to 13 of 13
| Last Name, Given Name(s) |
Death |
Person ID | Tree | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bard, Helen Martha | Sunday 29 November 2009 | Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, USA | I447459 | Veenkoloniale voorouders |
| 2 | Bentz, August | Friday 11 January 1974 | Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, USA | I448188 | Veenkoloniale voorouders |
| 3 | Brooks, Edwin Hiram Jr | Thursday 04 March 1976 | Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, USA | I447578 | Veenkoloniale voorouders |
| 4 | Brooks, Lemeral Lenora | Wednesday 05 January 2005 | Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, USA | I447577 | Veenkoloniale voorouders |
| 5 | Delange, Beverly Lois | Friday 27 March 1942 | Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, USA | I453323 | Veenkoloniale voorouders |
| 6 | Delange, Harley Emmitt | Thursday 30 July 2009 | Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, USA | I310664 | Veenkoloniale voorouders |
| 7 | Delange, Michael Patrick | Friday 07 August 1970 | Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, USA | I447736 | Veenkoloniale voorouders |
| 8 | Henman, Larry Alvin | Monday 15 June 1998 | Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, USA | I447503 | Veenkoloniale voorouders |
| 9 | Mabe, Alma | Sunday 30 July 1989 | Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, USA | I449990 | Veenkoloniale voorouders |
| 10 | Martinson, Helen Evelyn | Saturday 17 September 1977 | Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, USA | I452976 | Veenkoloniale voorouders |
| 11 | Pleinis, Caroline | Saturday 22 April 1978 | Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, USA | I450316 | Veenkoloniale voorouders |
| 12 | Pleinis, Johann | Friday 28 November 1980 | Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, USA | I450315 | Veenkoloniale voorouders |
| 13 | Sullivan, Andrew James | November 1918 | Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, USA | I447436 | Veenkoloniale voorouders |
Matches 1 to 8 of 8
| Family |
Marriage |
Family ID | Tree | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bentz / Ebach | Saturday 16 January 1943 | Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, USA | F175935 | Veenkoloniale voorouders |
| 2 | Bentz / Esslinger | Saturday 13 March 1943 | Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, USA | F174897 | Veenkoloniale voorouders |
| 3 | Bowman / Wentz | Wednesday 05 April 1950 | Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, USA | F176349 | Veenkoloniale voorouders |
| 4 | Brooks / Meckel | Wednesday 28 February 1940 | Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, USA | F175142 | Veenkoloniale voorouders |
| 5 | Kramer / Brooks | Saturday 24 July 1943 | Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, USA | F174612 | Veenkoloniale voorouders |
| 6 | Rodgers / Kramer | Saturday 24 December 1927 | Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, USA | F174907 | Veenkoloniale voorouders |
| 7 | Rodgers / Shoemaker | Thursday 08 July 1920 | Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, USA | F174561 | Veenkoloniale voorouders |
| 8 | Sullivan / Hickman | Wednesday 24 June 1914 | Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, USA | F174538 | Veenkoloniale voorouders |
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