History of Broadwater County illustrated narrative, 1958
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Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Heberle, Lawrence S.
- Title
- History of Broadwater County illustrated narrative
- Dates
- 195819581958
Circa 1900 (inclusive)18901910 - Quantity
- 10 items
- Collection Number
- 0878
- Summary
- Lawrence S. Haberle was a Lietuenant Colonel in the U. S. Army and a published historian, who grew up in Townsend, Montana, the county seat of Broadwater County. The History of Broadwater County illustrated narrative was written by Lawrence S. Haberle for a 1958 Montana history class at Montana State College. The narrative details the history of Broawater County, Montana, and the towns of Toston, Radersburg, Hassel Winston, Centerville, Canton, Bedford, Diamond City, and White City. Photographs include images of the mining ghost towns of Diamond City, Montana, and White City, Montana, taken by Haberle in 1958.
- Repository
- Montana State University Library, Merrill G. Burlingame Special Collections
Montana State University-Bozeman Library
Merrill G Burlingame Special Collections
P.O. Box 173320
Bozeman, MT
59717-3320
Telephone: 4069944242
Fax: 4069942851 - Access Restrictions
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This collection is open for research.
- Languages
- Collection materials are in English
Biographical Note
Lawrence S. Heberle was born April 1st of 1939, in Townsend, Broadwater County, Montana, to Lloyd Haberle and Thelma Heberle. After growing up in Townsend, he attended Montana State College in Bozeman, Montana, graduating with a BA in industrial arts and a minor in history. He served in th U. S. Army from 1961 to 1992, retiring as a Liutenant Colonel. A published historian, his work included research on Montana forts as part of the 1974-1976 Bicentennial History Project for the 50th Military History Detachment of the U.S. Army Reserve. He married Rebecca Emma Loney, also of Townsend, Montana, on April 14, 1963. The couple had two daughters: Jamie and Kristy. Heberle died September 11, 2020 and was buried in Meadow View Cemetery in Manhattan, Montana.
Content Description
The History of Broadwater County is an illustrated narrative of Broadwater County, Montana, and "its people, places and events." Included in the essay are sketches of the towns and communities of Toston, Radersburg, Hassel Winston, Centerville, Canton, Bedford, Diamond City, and White City. Among the nine original photographs used as illustrations are images of the mining ghost towns of Diamond City, Montana, and White City, Montana, taken in 1958 by Heberle, with his notations on the verso. Two images were not taken by Herle and are likely copies of vintage prints. Diamond City was the orignal county seat for Meagher County, Montana Territory; it is now part of Broadwater County, which was established from the eastern portion of Meagher County in 1897. A freshman at Montana State College in the fall of 1958, Haberle was enrolled in a Montana history class for which he wrote this paper, focusing on the county in which his hometown of Townsend, Montana, serves as the county seat.
Use of the Collection
Preferred Citation
[Creator Name], [Date of Creation], [Brief Description of Object], Folder [#], Box [#], [Collection Name], [Collection #], Montana State University (MSU) Library, Bozeman, MT
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
A photocopy of an original student research paper and original photographs created by Lawrence S. Heberle were donated to Montana State University by him in the fall of 1970.
Processing Note
This collection was processed 2016 September 23
Detailed Description of the Collection
- Description: History of Broadwater CountyContainer: Folder 1
- Description: 1: "OLD Robbie," last remaining resident of Diamond CityDates: 1958Container: Folder 2
- Description: 2: First church in Broadwater CountyDates: 1958Container: Folder 2
- Description: 3: Headstone of B. F. SnellingContainer: Folder 2
- Description: 4: Wooden grave makerContainer: Folder 2
- Description: 5: Diamond City cemeteryContainer: Folder 2
- Description: 6: Diamond City cemeteryContainer: Folder 2
- Description: 7: White City place markerContainer: Folder 2
- Description: 8: Lawrence S. Heberle standing next to the White City place markerContainer: Folder 2
- Description: 9: City Hotel, Diamond CityDates: circa 1900Container: Folder 2
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Subject Terms
- Mining camps--Montana--Meagher County
Geographical Names
- Montana
- Montana--Broadwater County (Mont.)
- Montana--History
Form or Genre Terms
- Narratives (document genres)
- Photographs
- Photographs
