Oswego, Montana

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Oswego (pronounced /ɒsˈwiːgoʊ/) is a village in Valley County, Montana, United States. It is located along U.S. Route 2 between the cities of Frazer and Wolf Point.

[edit] History

Settled sometime in the 1890s, the village was named after Oswego, New York, the hometown of some early-day settlers.^[1] A post office was located there from 1896 until 1971.^{[citation needed]} In 1972 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.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] References

^ Compiled and Written by the Federal Writers' Project of the Work Projects Administration for the State of Montana (1939). Oswego, Montana. Montana: A State Guide Book. Retrieved on 2007-01-27.