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Pony is an
The town gained its name from one of its early miners, Tecumseth Smith, a man nicknamed "Pony" because of his diminutive size.
Settled in the 1860s, Pony was a prosperous gold-mining community in the late nineteenth century, with at least 5,000 residents. Mining operations declined in the early 20th century, and all were closed by 1922.
A number of historic buildings from Pony's boom era remain in the old town today. Major buildings are managed, voluntarily, by the Pony Homecoming Club, a non-profit organization that maintains the town's public spaces.
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Pony Homecoming Club
Census-designated places in Madison County, Montana Census-designated places in Montana Unincorporated communities in Madison County, Montana Ghost towns in Montana Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Montana Queen Anne architecture in Montana National Register of Historic Places in Madison County, Montana Populated places on the National Register of Historic Places in Montana {{MadisonCountyMT-geo-stub
unincorporated community
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and census-designated place
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in northeastern Madison County, Montana
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, United States, on the eastern edge of the Tobacco Root Mountains
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. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 127. It includes the Pony Historic District, a historic district
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with 95 contributing buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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. with
History
The town gained its name from one of its early miners, Tecumseth Smith, a man nicknamed "Pony" because of his diminutive size.
Settled in the 1860s, Pony was a prosperous gold-mining community in the late nineteenth century, with at least 5,000 residents. Mining operations declined in the early 20th century, and all were closed by 1922.
A number of historic buildings from Pony's boom era remain in the old town today. Major buildings are managed, voluntarily, by the Pony Homecoming Club, a non-profit organization that maintains the town's public spaces.
Geography
Montana Highway 283 (Pony Road) connects the town withU.S. Route 287
U.S. Route 287 (US 287) is a north–south (physically northwest–southeast) United States highway. At long, it is the second longest three-digit U.S. Route, behind US 281. The highway is broken into two segments by Yellowstone Natio ...
in Harrison
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* Harrison family of Virginia, United States
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, to the northeast. According to the U.S. Census Bureau
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, the Pony CDP has an area of , all of it recorded as land. North Willow Creek flows through the community, running northeast and joining the Jefferson River
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south of Three Forks.
Demographics
Education
The CDP is in the Harrison K-12 Schools school district.Text list
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Notable people
Former Montana Lieutenant Gov. Karl Ohs owned a ranch in Pony.References
External links
Pony Homecoming Club
Census-designated places in Madison County, Montana Census-designated places in Montana Unincorporated communities in Madison County, Montana Ghost towns in Montana Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Montana Queen Anne architecture in Montana National Register of Historic Places in Madison County, Montana Populated places on the National Register of Historic Places in Montana {{MadisonCountyMT-geo-stub