Marias Museum of History and Art

“This free museum has been in operation since the early sixties. Volunteers began the museum with exhibits depicting early settlers, merchants, ranchers, blacksmiths, telephones, and the armed forces. We also have some features of the Dempsey-Gibbons heavyweight fight and the famous buckskin Mary’s saddle, and our museum is still growing. We have Victor talking machines.

More than 10,000 artifacts are exhibited in the ten rooms depicting early-day scenes and also special interest displays.”
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On his Marias River exploration, Lewis and his small group stopped near Shelby on July 20, 1806. From here he could see a divide between the Marias and Southern Saskatchewan rivers and began to suspect that the Marias would not lead them any further north. To learn why that is significant, see at our educational website: The Marias River Risk.

206 12th Avenue North, Shelby, MT 59474
406-424-2551