Tampico, Montana

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Tampico, Montana
Tampico [1]
Ghost town
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Tampico
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Tampico
Tampico (the United States)
Coordinates: 48°18′19″N106°49′32″W / 48.3052940°N 106.8256112°W / 48.3052940; -106.8256112
Country United States
State Montana
County Valley
Elevation
2,142 ft (653 m)
GNIS feature ID1819609

Tampico is an unincorporated community and ghost town in Valley County, Montana, United States, located between Glasgow and Hinsdale. It was originally founded as a stopping point to provide water for steam locomotives on the Great Northern Railway. [2] Coinciding with the Enlarged Homestead Act of 1909, the town became a minor hub for local agriculture. The town also housed workers for the 1917 construction of the Vandalia Diversion Dam which was used for irrigation from the Milk River. [3]

Tampico received fewer visitors after Highway 2 was moved north. The town's Post Office was closed in 1973, and the school closed in 1977. [3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tampico, Montana
  2. ↑ "Tampico Montana". Montana's Historic Landscapes. June 15, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  3. 1 2 Bigelbach, Michelle (April 3, 2024). "History Of Tampico Brought To The Present". The Glasgow Courier. Retrieved November 27, 2025.


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