48°49′17″N 114°19′38″W / 48.82139°N 114.32722°W / 48.82139; -114.32722 (Big Prairie) Big Prairie, Montana, el. 3,625 feet (1,105 m), is an open meadow area on the east side of the North Fork of the Flathead River, in Glacier National Park and is a former settlement. It is within Flathead County, Montana. It was settled by at least 19 homesteads in the early 20th century.
It is the location of several places listed on the National Register of Historic Places:
- Margaret McCarthy Homestead
- J. K. Miller Homestead
- William Raftery Homestead
- Anton Schoenberger Homestead
- Charlie Schoenberger Homestead
- Johnnie Walsh's Guest Lodge
- Johnnie Walsh Homestead
External links
Notes
- "Big Prairie". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- "Settlement on the North Fork of the Flathead River, Glacier National Park TR". National Park Service.
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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