Montana County, Jefferson Territory
- Montana County, Jefferson Territory
Montana County was a county of the extralegal United States Territory of Jefferson that existed from November 1859 until 1861-02-28. It was likely also known by the name of Mountain County.
History
In July 1858, gold was discovered along the South Platte River in Arapahoe County, Kansas Territory. This discovery precipitated the Pike's Peak Gold Rush. Many residents of the mining region felt disconnected from the remote territorial governments of Kansas and Nebraska, so they voted to form their own Territory of Jefferson on 1859-10-24. The following month, the Jefferson Territorial Legislature organized 12 counties for the new territory: Arrappahoe County, Cheyenne County, El Paso County, Fountain County, Heele County, Jackson County, Jefferson County, Montana County, North County, Park County, Saratoga County, and St. Vrains County. Montana County was named for a Spanish language name for the Front Range. Montana County encompassed much of what is today Gilpin County and Clear Creek County, Colorado.
The Jefferson Territory never received federal sanction, but on 1861-02-28, U.S. President James Buchanan signed an act organizing the Territory of Colorado.[cite web|url=http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/territory.pdf|title=An Act to provide a temporary Government for the Territory of Colorado|format=PDF|publisher=Thirty-sixth United States Congress|date=1861-02-28|accessdate=2007-11-26] On 1861-11-01, the Colorado General Assembly organized 17 counties, including Gilpin County and Clear Creek County, for the new Colorado Territory.]Elections And Elected Officials
The county's first office holding official was by name of Duney, appointed by Governor Robert Williamson Steele in December 1859 as President Judge. He was to hold office until the county's first popular election was held on January 2, 1860.
ee also
*Clear Creek County, Colorado
*Gilpin County, Colorado
*Historic Colorado counties
*History of Colorado
*Pike's Peak Gold Rush
*State of Colorado
*Territory of Colorado
*Territory of Jefferson
References
External links
* [http://www.coloradohistory.org/ Colorado State Historical Society website]
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