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History · St. Marie

Half of St. Marie’s homes were built after 1964

Most of St. Marie was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1964. Below: maps from 1983 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about St. Marie’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of St. Marie are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of St. Marie’s homes were built before 1964.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how St. Marie’s history is told.

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The story

How St. Marie came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of St. Marie.

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At its peak, 7000 people lived in St. Marie in the mid 1970s. The community was established to provide housing for the servicemen and their families stationed at Glasgow Air Force Base.

Despite the closure, the legacy of Glasgow Air Force Base lives on through the town of St. Marie, Montana. In 1976, the former on-base housing areas were purchased and offered for sale to private individuals.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

St. Marie on the map in 1983

The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of St. Marie.

St. Marie on the 1983 USGS map1983Lookout sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of St. Marie.

Famous people

Famous people close to St. Marie

Nobody well known was born in St. Marie itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Steve ReevesAmerican bodybuilder and actor · b. 1926
Michael McFaulAmerican political scientist, author, and diplo… · b. 1963
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Anthony WashingtonAmerican athletics competitor · b. 1966
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Tony RainesAmerican racing driver · b. 1964
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Wayne HawkinsAmerican football player · b. 1938
Places that used to be

Old corners and places now gone

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Saint Marie
Gone or out of use
Glasgow Air Force Basemilitary

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about St. Marie’s history

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.