Oswego, Montana

Oswego, Montana
—  Unincorporated community  —
Oswego, Montana Location within the state of Montana
Coordinates: 48°3′31″N 105°52′50″W / 48.05861°N 105.88056°W / 48.05861; -105.88056Coordinates: 48°3′31″N 105°52′50″W / 48.05861°N 105.88056°W / 48.05861; -105.88056
Country	United States
State	Montana
County	Valley
Time zone	Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
– Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
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Oswego (pronounced /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.

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]}

References

1. ^ 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. 

External links

• MTLinks - Oswego, Montana