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Dave's Texaco
Dave's Texaco is a site on the National Register of Historic Places located in Chinook, Montana. It was added to the Register on August 16, 1994. The building was a gas station and has also been known as Dave's Exxon and as Dave's Conoco. The building is made of stucco on a concrete foundation and with an asphalt roof. It was built in 1927 on U.S. Route 2 which has since been rerouted two blocks away. It sold Texaco products exclusively until 1978 when Texaco ceased doing business in Montana. Its third owner, David Sprinkle, operated the business from 1938 until at least 1993. With . See also * Deerfield Texaco Service Station, 1923 station in Deerfield, Kansas References {{National Register of Historic Places Gas stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Montana Texaco National Register of Historic Places in Blaine County, Montana 1927 establishments in Texas Commercial buildings completed in 1927 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinook, Montana
Chinook is a city in and the county seat of Blaine County, Montana, United States. The population was 1,185 at the 2020 census. Points of interest are the Bear Paw Battlefield Museum located in the small town's center and the Bear Paw Battlefield, located twenty miles south of Chinook. Name The city is named for the Chinook wind, a warm wind on eastern side of the Rocky Mountains. Its Gros Ventre name is , meaning 'thinker town'. It is said to be named after Thinker, a half-Assiniboine, half-white man and general store manager whose English name was Thomas O'Hanlon. O'Hanlon founded the town in 1871. Geography Chinook is located at (48.5894, -109.2321). U.S. Route 2 cuts through town. Chinook is located on Lodge Creek, where it empties into the Milk River, which flows south of town. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 1,203 people, 599 households, and 313 fami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |