The Point of Rocks Historic Transportation Corridor in

Mineral County, Montana Mineral County is a county located in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,535. Its county seat is Superior. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which ...

is a

historic district A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal protection from c ...

including portions of the historic

Mullan Road Mullan Road was the first wagon road to cross the Rocky Mountains to the Inland of the Pacific Northwest. It was built by U.S. Army troops under the command of Lt. John Mullan, between the spring of 1859 and summer 1860. It led from Fort Benton, ...

and the

Milwaukee Road Railroad The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (CMStP&P), often referred to as the "Milwaukee Road" , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until 1986. The company experienced ...

. The district was listed on the U.S.

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

on September 4, 2009. The listing was announced as the featured listing in the

National Park Service The National Park Service (NPS) is an agency of the United States federal government within the U.S. Department of the Interior that manages all national parks, most national monuments, and other natural, historical, and recreational propertie ...

's weekly list of September 11, 2009. It is located two miles west of

Alberton, Montana Alberton is a town in Mineral County, Montana, United States. The population was 452 at the 2020 census. Alberton was the location of a major chlorine chemical release in 1996. Alberton is the home of Northwest Indian Bible School, a Bible-train ...

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Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Montana Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Rail transportation on the National Register of Historic Places in Montana Road transportation on the National Register of Historic Places Historic trails and roads in Montana National Register of Historic Places in Mineral County, Montana Transportation in Mineral County, Montana {{Montana-NRHP-stub