Do you love history and looking for an interesting thing to do in Red Lodge?
You should visit the Carbon County Historical Society and Museum!
The mission of the museum is to preserve and communicate the history of the Carbon County area.
The museum is located at 224 North Broadway, on the corner of Broadway and 8th Street. It houses many old artefacts and pieces of history gathered from all over the County. You will be amazed by the incredible wealth of history and archives offered at the museum. My favorite is the interactive coal and hard rock mine exhibit on the mining in the area along with a replica of a mining tunnel in the basement of the building.
There are also exhibits on the American indians and homesteaders. The museum is also the home to Carbon County Rodeo champions and includes the Greenough and Linderman rodeo collections, the Waples family gun and projectile point collection, the Carbon County archives, and much more.
If you like books or want to purchase a souvenir or gift, make sure to stop by the Mercantile Museum Store or gift shop which is located on the main floor by the entrance of the building. They have plenty of Carbon County, Montana and Old West historical books as well as DVD's. You can also shop and buy online.
To get a better appreciation of Red Lodge and Carbon County, you need to learn a little bit of history and there is no better place to view and learn about it than at the museum. No visit to Red Lodge is complete without a visit to this beautiful museum. The staff is very friendly and will be delighted to show you around and/or help you with any historic research.
For more info about the Carbon County Historical Society and Museum, please visit their website at http://www.carboncountyhistory.com/ .
Gerry Khatchikian, ASA, TRC (4 languages spoken: English, French, Spanish, Armenian)
Realtor Associate
ASA: Associate of the Society of Actuaries TRC: Transnational Referral Certification
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