| World / USA / Montana / Shelby, 1 km from center | Coordinates: 48°30'18"N 111°51'33"W |
Shelby
County seat of Toole County, population roughly 3,000.
Major stop for the Great Northern Railroad.
Named in 1891 for Peter P. Shelby, general manager of the Montana-Central Railroad.
Geologist Gordon Campbell is credited with the dicovery of oil in 1921 or 1922.
Famous site of the Jack Demsey / Tommy Gibbons prize fight, July 4, 1923.
Major stop for the Great Northern Railroad.
Named in 1891 for Peter P. Shelby, general manager of the Montana-Central Railroad.
Geologist Gordon Campbell is credited with the dicovery of oil in 1921 or 1922.
Famous site of the Jack Demsey / Tommy Gibbons prize fight, July 4, 1923.
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