BIG SKY COUNTRY


Forty-first state

Flag Adopted
1905 Amended 1981

Date Admitted: 1889
State Capital: Helena
State Motto: "Gold and Silver"
Nickname: The Big Sky Country
State Song: "Montana Melody"
State Flower: Bitterroot
State Tree: Ponderosa Pine
State Bird: Western Meadowlark

The name of this state flag is easily identifiable by the large gold lettering, MONTANA.
The state seal in the center shows some of the states beautiful scenery and reflects the pioneer activity at the time.
A brilliant sun rises over mountains and forest and the Great Falls of the Missouri River.
The state motto at the bottom of the seal, in Spanish, means “Gold and Silver”.
The name Montana is the Spanish word for mountainous. The design of the seal dates back to 1864.
Montana is sometimes called ”The Treasure State”.

Now let us move on to Western Montana and home of
RAVALLI COUNTY

And in Ravalli County we find
THE BITTERROOT VALLEY.

In southwestern Montana, the Bitterroot River carves a broad valley that is 96 miles long and 25 miles wide.
Bitterroot mountains form the west side of the valley; the Sapphire Mountains form the east.
It is often called Montana's Banana Belt for its relatively warm climate.
Apple orchards, organic farms and berry farms dot the valley.

The Bitterroot Valley in Southwest Montana takes its name from Bitterroot (Lewisia rediviva), a short, pink cup-like flower which once carpeted the valley floor.
When Lewis and Clark passed through the valley, they were so struck by the flower that they dubbed the valley after it. (Bitterroot was officially designated as the state flower by the Legislature in 1895.)

Our home is 2 miles from Sevensville. This is the oldest established town in the northwest.
Stevensville, Montana, United States [Town]; population was 1,221 in 1990; housing units was 512 in 1990; location is 46°30'N 114°5'W; land area is 1,341,000 km^2; FIPS code is 71200 [SourceCBP]

WELL THAT CONCLDES MY JOURNEY FOLKS

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