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About Bozeman, Montana
Bozeman, Montana History
The city is named after John M. Bozeman, founder of the strategic Bozeman Trail.
John Bozeman began an agricultural colony in the Gallatin Valley, raising potatoes and wheat for Montana miners working in the Virginia City, MT gold mines.
Located in Southwest Montana, in one of the fastest-growing counties in Montana (Gallatin), Bozeman is home to Montana State University, the Museum of the Rockies, excellent Bozeman schools, world-class Bozeman skiing and snowboarding, fishing, hunting, hiking, kayaking, horseback riding, ice climbing, camping, rafting, birding, biking, golf, hockey, running, and many more Bozeman events and area activities.
In 1864, W.W. Alderson described Montana’s Gallatin Valley as “one of the most beautiful and picturesque valleys the eye ever beheld, abounding in springs of clear water.” In the late 1800’s many agreed, calling it “The Egypt” or “The Garden Spot of Montana.”
