Montana (1983: Doomsday)

Montana was a state in the US Northwest bordering Canada. It recieved its name from the mountain ranges in the western end of the Montana Territory which became the 41st state of the United States on November 8, 1889. Sparsely populated, the state was the fourth largest state in the former USA. Though the survivors of the state all joined the re-established United States in 1992, from it came a new state,, and a portion of another new state, ((1983DD|Absaroka}}.

History
Home to numerous Native American tribes, the northeastern half of Montana (above the Missouri River) was claimed by the United States in 1803. However, it was not until gold was discovered in the area that many Americans moved there. The Montana area became known as the Montana Territory in 1864 in the midst of the American Civil War. Later, on November 8, 1889, it became a state.

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