Bowler, Montana

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Remains of an old stage coach stop near Bowler, MT. BowlerMTstagecoach.jpg
Remains of an old stage coach stop near Bowler, MT.

Bowler is an unincorporated community located in Carbon County, Montana, United States [1] at 45°12′18″N108°43′08″W / 45.205°N 108.719°W / 45.205; -108.719 .

The elevation is 4,698 feet. [1] Bowler appears on the Bowler U.S. Geological Survey Map.

History

Bowler was an isolated agricultural community established in the late 1890s, situated in a valley at the foot of the Pryor Mountains. A post office operated in Bowler from 1894 to 1936, there was also a bar and a cemetery situated just outside town. A few buildings and foundations located away from Pryor Mountain Road are all that remains today.

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