Oswego, Montana
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| Oswego, Montana | |
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| — Unincorporated community — | |
 Oswego, Montana
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| Coordinates: 48°3′31″N 105°52′50″W / 48.05861°N 105.88056°WCoordinates: 48°3′31″N 105°52′50″W / 48.05861°N 105.88056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Montana |
| County | Valley |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
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Oswego (
/ɒsˈwiːɡoʊ/) is an unincorporated community in Valley County, Montana, United States. It is located along U.S. Route 2 between the cities of Frazer and Wolf Point.
[edit] History
Settled sometime in the 1890s, the village was named after Oswego, New York, the hometown of some early-day settlers.[1] A post office was located there from 1896 until 1971.[citation needed] In 1972 one of the worst prairie fires in northeastern Montana destroyed much of Oswego, leaving only 4 homes untouched. The entire population of Oswego was forced to evacuate, and of those 75 residents only about 40 of them returned to live and rebuild.[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ Compiled and Written by the Federal Writers' Project of the Work Projects Administration for the State of Montana (1939). "Oswego, Montana". Montana: A State Guide Book. http://www.mtlinks.com/Regions/Missouri_River_Country/Valley_County/Oswego/oswego.html. Retrieved 2007-01-27.
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