Territory of Montana | |||||||||
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Organized incorporated territory of the United States | |||||||||
1864–1889 | |||||||||
Map of the Montana Territory, 1879 | |||||||||
Capital | Bannack (May 28, 1864–February 6, 1865) Virginia City (February 7, 1865–1875) Helena (1875–1889) | ||||||||
• Type | Organized incorporated territory | ||||||||
History | |||||||||
• Split from Idaho Territory | 26 May 1864 | ||||||||
8 November 1889 | |||||||||
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The Territory of Montana was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from May 26, 1864,[1] until November 8, 1889, when it was admitted as the 41st state in the Union as the state of Montana.