COLSTRIP. Colstrip is known as the "energy capital of Montana" and was born in 1924 when the Northern Pacific Railroad started mining coal nearby to fuel their steam locomotives. During this time Colstrip consisted of 63 homes, a schoolhouse, two churches, a mess hall, and a boarding house. More @Wikipedia
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