Armstead is a former community in Beaverhead County, Montana, United States, about 21 miles (34 km) south of the county seat of Dillon. It was named after miner Harry Armstead.[2] Armstead was located in a narrow valley of the Beaverhead River, near the mouth of Horse Prairie Creek. The town was a station stop on the Union Pacific Railroad line from Idaho Falls, Idaho to Butte, Montana. There was a post office in Armstead from 1907 to 1962.
Armstead is perhaps best remembered as the eastern terminus and headquarters of the Gilmore and Pittsburgh Railroad, which operated a line from there to Salmon, Idaho between 1910 and 1939.
The Lewis and Clark expedition traveled past the future location of Armstead during its westward trek in 1805.[3]
The construction of Clark Canyon Dam in 1961–1964 created a reservoir that completely inundated the former site of Armstead. The town was still a viable community when the decision to build the dam was made. Because of this, some people do not categorize Armstead as being a ghost town. When the water level is low enough parts of the old highway, railroad, and even some building foundations are still visible.
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- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Armstead, Montana
- ^ "Montana History: Place Names (A-B)". Archived from the original on February 11, 2017. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Fanselow, Julie (May 1, 2003). Traveling the Lewis and Clark Trail. Globe Pequot Press. p. 207. ISBN 978-0-7627-2589-2.
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