Sweet Grass, Montana

Sweet Grass (also Sweetgrass^[1]) is an unincorporated community in Toole County, Montana, United States. It is on the Canada-United States border. It is the northern end of Interstate 15. Interstate 15 is an important route connecting western Canada, the western United States, and Mexico.

Topographical map of the Sweet Grass area

In 2004, a joint border facility opened at the Sweetgrass port of entry and Coutts, Alberta. It has both Canadian and American federal authorities.^[2]

Notable people

Earl W. Bascom (1906-1995), "Father of Modern Rodeo" cowboyed in the 1920's on a ranch on Kicking Horse Creek
Charles M. Russell (1864-1926), cowboy artist and sculptor ranched on Kicking Horse Creek near the Sweetgrass Hills

References

48°59′37″N 111°57′04″W / 48.99360°N 111.95118°W / 48.99360; -111.95118

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sweet Grass, Montana

[2] ttp://www.gsa.gov/gsa/cm_attachments/GSA_DOCUMENT/Sweet_Grass_Release_R2-uP9X_0Z5RDZ-i34K-pR.doc

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