Fort Benton Chamber of Commerce:

Fort Benton Chamber of Commerce

Fort Benton, Montana

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Physical Address:

1421 Front Street, Fort Benton, MT 59442

Mailing Address:

PO Box 12, Fort Benton, MT 59442

Contact Info

406-622-3864

info@fortbentonchamber.org

About Fort Benton Chamber of Commerce

As a trading post, military fort and head of steamboat navigation, this Missouri River town was the world's innermost port and 'toughest town in the West' from 1860 to 1887. Today it is a gateway for exploration of the Upper Missouri Wild and Scenic River. Visit the Museum of the Northern Great Plains, Montana's Agricultural Museum, and the Museum of the Upper Missouri for area history (both seasonal), and walk along the steamboat levee to relive Fort Benton's colorful river port history. St. Paul's Episcopal Church, built in 1880, is one of Montana's oldest masonry buildings. Ferry crossings at nearby Carter and Virgelle operate March through October.

Fort Benton Chamber of Commerce Activities

Fort Benton Chamber of Commerce Amenities

Information

Maps

Unescorted Tour

Visitor Service

Fort Benton Chamber of Commerce Reservations

Season

May - September

Hours

Monday - Sunday: 10:00am - 4:00pm

About Fort Benton Chamber of Commerce

As a trading post, military fort and head of steamboat navigation, this Missouri River town was the world's innermost port and 'toughest town in the West' from 1860 to 1887. Today it is a gateway for exploration of the Upper Missouri Wild and Scenic River. Visit the Museum of the Northern Great Plains, Montana's Agricultural Museum, and the Museum of the Upper Missouri for area history (both seasonal), and walk along the steamboat levee to relive Fort Benton's colorful river port history. St. Paul's Episcopal Church, built in 1880, is one of Montana's oldest masonry buildings. Ferry crossings at nearby Carter and Virgelle operate March through October.

Fort Benton Chamber of Commerce Activities

Fort Benton Chamber of Commerce Amenities

Information

Maps

Unescorted Tour

Visitor Service

Fort Benton Chamber of Commerce Reservations

Season

May - September

Hours

Monday - Sunday: 10:00am - 4:00pm

About Fort Benton, Montana

Elevation: 2,698

Population: 1,413

County: Chouteau

Tucked away in a valley on the Missouri River and surrounded by high bluffs, Fort Benton has served as the perfect gateway to Montana adventure for nearly two hundred years. Fur traders established a fort at the site a generation before the Montana gold rushes of the 1860s making Fort Benton the... ...

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