Country United States County Valley Local time Monday 12:41 PM | State Montana Time zone Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) | |
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Oswego /ɒsˈwiːɡoʊ/ is an unincorporated community in Valley County, Montana, United States. It is located along U.S. Route 2 between the cities of Frazer and Wolf Point. Oswego is located on the Fort Peck Indiean Reservation.
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Map of Oswego, MT 59201, USA
History
Settled sometime in the 1890s, the village was named after Oswego, New York, the hometown of some early-day settlers. A post office was located there from 1896 until 1971. On September 11, 1971 one of the worst prairie fires in northeastern Montana destroyed much of Oswego, leaving only 4 homes untouched. The entire population of Oswego was forced to evacuate, and of those 75 residents only about 40 of them returned to live and rebuild.
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Oswego, Montana Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA