Clarence Strong Papers 1917-1975

Rankin, John, 1841-1904

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Holter, Anton M., 1831-1921

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Helena, Mont., entrepreneur. Anton M. Holter was born in Norway in 1831. He arrived in the U.S. in 1854. After working as a carpenter in Iowa and Minnesota, and participating in the Colorado gold rush, Holter travelled in 1863 to Virginia City, in what later became Montana. There he opened the first sawmill in the territory and quickly expanded his operations to lumber yards around the territory. In 1867 he opened a general mercantile store in Helena named A.M. Holter an...

Greenough, Thomas L., 1851-1911

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Thomas Lockman Greenough was born in Davis County, Iowa, in 1851. He was one of fourteen children born to Christian Greenough and Martha J. Lockman. The family farmed and raised stock in Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri. T.L. Greenough received his education in Kansas and Missouri where he learned stone masonry. After working on railroad masonry for a while, he became involved in mining interests in New Mexico and Colorado. He spent four years in the Black Hills of South Dakota where he m...

Strong, Clarence C. (Clarence Charles), 1895-1982

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Clarence Charles Strong was born September 7, 1895, in Arago, Oregon. A veteran of World War I, he graduated from what is now Oregon State University in 1924 with a degree in forestry. He worked for ten years in blister rust control in the Coeur d'Alene, Idaho area before accepting a position with the United States Forest Service in 1924. His service for the USFS culminated in his appointment as an Assistant Regional Forester in Region One, Missoula, Montana, and a special mission t...