Havre, Montana
Go BackHavre is a city in northern Montana that was named after the city of Le Havre in France. It covers 3.5 sq mi (9 sq km) and has a population of around 10,000 people (2011 estimate). The city is 2,536 ft (773 m) above sea level.
Havre, Montana, railway station in 1991Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Havre_Montana_RR_Station.jpg
Author: JGHowes
As with many of the cities in Montana, Havre was developed with the railroad was built through the area. It was established in 1893 as a railroad service center for the Great Northern Railway which runs between Minneapolis-St Paul and Seattle. The person instrumental in building the railway was James J Hill, whose statue stands at the Havre Amtrak railway station.
Originally called Bullhook Bottoms, the new town was quickly renamed Havre by original settlers. The city experiences a semi arid climate with hot, wet summers and cold, dry winters. July is the hottest month, with average high temperatures of 84.6°F (29.2°F). January is the coldest moth, when average low temperature drops to 3.7°F (-15.7°C). June receives the most rain at 1.9 in (48.3 mm).
Visiting Havre
Havre is on US Highway 2 running east west to link with Interstate 15 at Shelby to the west.Places of Interest in Havre
- Bear's Paw Battlefield Site
Site where the Nez Perce Native American people were attacked and defeated by the US Cavalry. - Fort Assinniboine
One of the main military outposts of Montana from 1879 until the Prohibition era. - Wahkpa Chu'gn Buffalo Jump
A prehistoric bison kill, one of the largest and best preserved, is located within Havre.
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