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Facts about the city
Basin is a census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson County, Montana, United States. It lies about 10 miles (16 km) southeast of the Continental Divide in a high narrow canyon along Interstate 15 about halfway between Butte and Helena. Basin Creek flows roughly north to south through Basin and enters the Boulder River on the settlement's south side. The population was 255 at the 2000 census.Archaeologists have discovered evidence of human habitation from 10,000 years ago at a site near Clancy, 20 miles (32 km) from Basin. From about 2000 BCE through the mid-19th century, nomadic tribes hunted bison in the grassy valleys that trend east, away from the Rocky Mountains and into the plains. By the time miners found gold in the streams in and near Basin, most of the these tribes of Indians had been forced onto reservations by the U.S. government.Basin rests above the Boulder Batholith, the host rock for many valuable mineral ores found in this part of Montana. After the town became a hub of gold and silver mining, Basin's population peaked at about 1,500 in first decade of the 20th century but gradually declined as the mines were depleted. Abandoned mining equipment, closed or barricaded mine portals, and the ruins of a smelter and ore concentrator remain in Basin in the 21st century.Historic buildings from Basin's heyday form much of the core of the CDP's small business district, which includes a fire station, a post office, two restaurants, a bar, a commercial gallery, small specialty shops. Basin has a small elementary school, its own water system, and a low-power radio station. Local volunteers and elected trustees provide limited services to the settlement, but it relies on the government of Jefferson County, Montana, for law enforcement and other services. From 1993 through 2011 Basin was home to the Montana Artists Refuge.
Basin Obituaries
It was revealed by The News Tribune on November 2nd, 2014 that Margie Duckett (Dixon) passed on in Lakewood, Washington. Ms. Duckett was 90 years old and was born in Basin, MT. Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Margie's life.
It was revealed by Tri-City Herald on June 11th, 2013 that Donna Jean Bennett (Sias) passed away in Pasco, Washington. Ms. Bennett was 79 years old and was born in Basin, MT. Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Donna Jean's life.
It was written on June 15th, 2012 that Michael Lee "Mike" O'Brien passed away in Basin, Montana. O'Brien was 41 years old and was born in Abilene, TX. Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Michael Lee "Mike"'s life.
History
Others, the Battle of the Little Bighorn and the Battle of the Rosebud, were fought in 1876 about from Basin in the southeastern part of the state. Basin is a census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson County, Montana County, Montana, United States. The Marias Massacre (also known as the Baker Massacre), occurred in 1870 about northeast of Basin. The age of the Clancy artifacts is estimated to be 10,000 years. The Clovis people are thought to have disappeared in about 4,000 to 5,000 BCE when the Montana climate became more dry and would not support the animal populations the Clovis needed to survive.
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