The Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame is a 501(c)(3) hall of fame organization. Its stated goal is to ""To honor our cowboy way of life, American Indian cultures, and our collective Montana western heritage. It confers the honour of induction on an annual list of distinguished individuals. At present, the organization lacks a permanent physical museum, but was granted statutory recognition by the Montana State Legislature in 2003 and 2011. Fundraising efforts include a specialty car license plate, The hall of fame was granted US$0.5 million in state funds for site development and project planning during a 2007 special session of the

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. A previous proposal was to be located in Wolf Point,

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, as designated by the State of Montana in 2003. But the Big Timber location was selected in part due to its proximity to Interstate 90, proximity to other tourist destinations such as

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and lower construction costs.

Inductees

The first round of legacy award inductees was announced on April 8, 2008. Trustees from the twelve districts voted on the nominees to arrive at 51 foundational members of the hall of fame. This initial round includes nominees who made their impact on Montana's western heritage between 1860 and 1920. Subsequent inductees were announced annually thereafter.

District 1 (Daniels, Phillips, Roosevelt, Sheridan, and Valley counties)

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*Sherman T. Cogswell *"Dutch Henry" Ieuch *William H. Moecker * Sitting Bull

District 2 (Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Prairie, Richland, and Wibaux counties)

* Evelyn Cameron *Bob Fudge *N Bar N Ranch *Undem Ranch *Ralph Whitlock *

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District 3 (Carter, Custer, Fallon, Powder River, Rosebud, and Treasure counties)

*Ord Ames *Casey Barthelmess *T.W. "Wiley" King *Lisle D. Powell * David and Ijkalaka Russell *W.W. Terrett

District 4 (Blaine, Chouteau, Hill, and Liberty counties)

*"Long George" Francis *Marie Gibson *Jim McCoy *Honora Matilda Redwing *Winfield Scott Young

District 5 (Cascade, Glacier, Pondera, Teton and Toole counties)

*Peggy Bell *Edwin R Freiboth * Charles M. Russell

District 6 (Fergus, Golden Valley, Judith Basin, Musselshell, Petroleum, and Wheatland counties)

*E.C. "Teddy Blue" Abbott * James Fergus *DHS Ranch *

Granville Stuart Granville Stuart (August 27, 1834 – October 2, 1918) was a pioneer, gold prospector, businessman, civic leader, vigilante, author, cattleman and diplomat who played a prominent role in the early history of Montana Territory and the state o ...

*George R. "Two Dot" Wilson

District 7 (Big Horn, Carbon, Stillwater, Sweet Grass and Yellowstone counties)

Plenty Coups Plenty Coups (Crow: ''Alaxchíia Ahú'', "many achievements"; 1848 – 1932) was the principal chief of the Crow Nation ("Apsáalooke") and a visionary leader. He allied the Crow with the whites when the war for the West was being fought, becaus ...

*Dilworth Cattle Company *Charles C. Huyck *Charles McDonnell *William Franklin McLeod

District 8 (Broadwater, Jefferson, and Lewis and Clark counties)

* 2nd US Cavalry *Broadwater Hotel and Natatorium *

Thomas Cruse Thomas Cruse (December 29, 1857 – June 8, 1943) was a brigadier general in the United States Army who was a recipient of the Medal of Honor for valor in action on July 17, 1882, at the Battle of Big Dry Wash, Arizona. An 1879 graduate of ...

*John M. Frey * General Thomas Francis Meagher *Sons and Daughters of the Montana Pioneers

District 9 (Gallatin, Meagher, and Park counties)

*Charles Anceney * Charles M. Bair *Henry Heeb *Nelson Brothers * Nelson Story * Frank Crail Dick Randall OTO Dude Ranchg

Districts 10, 11, and 12 (Lake, Lincoln, Sanders, Mineral, Missoula, Ravalli, Deer Lodge, Beaverhead, Silver Bow, Granite, Madison and Powell counties)

*Myron D. Jeffers *

Conrad Kohrs Conrad Kohrs, born Carsten Conrad Kohrs (August 5, 1835 – 23 July 1920) was a Montana cattle rancher (cattle baron) and politician. Biography He was born in Holstein, a province that was ethnically and culturally German and part of the ...

*Nevada City Hotel * Henry Plummer *The Round Barn *

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- 1889 Kentucky Derby winner

External links

Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame
website

Notes and references

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