Twodot or Two Dot is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...

(CDP) in west-central Wheatland County,

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, along the route of

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. The town derived its name from the

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of George R. Wilson (1830-1907), who donated the land for the town. "Two Dot Wilson" had a cattle brand that was simply two dots, placed side by side on the hip of his cattle. The name stuck and the town's name has become somewhat of a Western legend. The town was a station stop on the now-abandoned transcontinental main line of the

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific 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 experience ...

("the Milwaukee Road"), and was the site of one of the substations of the railroad's

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project. Two Dot was founded in 1900 as a station on the

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, local predecessor to the Milwaukee Road. For much of the town's history, two variant spellings of the town's name were in use: "Two Dot," and "Twodot". The name of the town's post office was officially changed from Twodot to Two Dot in 1999. However, when the community was listed as a

prior to the 2020 census, the

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used the name "Twodot". Twodot is know for having the best cowboys in the state. Legend says John Wayne rode to Twodot on a train then learned how to ride horseback and cowboy.

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It is zoned to

Harlowton Public Schools Harlowton Public Schools is a school district headquartered in Harlowton, Montana. It operates two schools: Hillcrest Elementary School and Harlowton High School. In addition to Harlowton, the district includes these census-designated places: Dun ...

Popular culture

In 1983

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immortalized Two Dot in his ''

Strong Stuff ''Strong Stuff'' is the thirty-fifth studio album by American musician Hank Williams Jr. It was released by Elektra/ Curb Records in February 1983. "Gonna Go Huntin' Tonight" and "Leave Them Boys Alone" were released as singles. The album peaked ...

'' album with the song "Twodot, Montana".

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{{authority control Census-designated places in Wheatland County, Montana Census-designated places in Montana 1900 establishments in Montana Populated places established in 1900

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