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Welcome to the Bonner Milltown History Center
& Museum

A volunteer organization committed to keeping our local area and timber heritage alive for the enjoyment and education of the public.

Aerial view of the Clark Fork restoraton
The story of change at the Confluence continues.

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The 1908 flood
Toxic sediments collected behind the Milltown Dam during the 1908 flood.

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The communities of the ConfluenceBonner, Milltown, West Riverside and Piltzville grew up around the mills.
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Transportation routes at the ConfluenceSeveral modern transportation routes have been established over the years.
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Trails used during periods of exploration.Meriwether Lewis followed a well-established Indian trail. Mullan established a new route.
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Native American trails have been used since Time Immemorial.The Salish and Pend d’Oreille people and others used well established trails.
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Glacial Lake Missoula at full pool
This artist's rendition shows Glacial Lake Missoula at full pool with only the tops of Bonner and Woody Mountains showing.

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 B Map-label-edA view of the confluence of the Big Blackfoot and Clark Fork Rivers with placenames.
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Milltown’s “Black Bridge” reaches 100

The new bridge across the Blackfoot river at Milltown is now open to traffic, according to an announcement yesterday by the county commissioners. The old bridge was closed last February and a detour was made necessary. Another bridge several hundred feet north of the present structure was used. …… Read More
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A Little Bonner Baseball History

A Little Bonner Baseball History by Kim Briggeman June 7, 2021 Visit the Bonner Milltown History Center and Museum for a trip down memory lane. The baseball uniform and cap of former player and coach Arnold "Ode" Odegaard are two of the portals… Read More
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Red Bridges Over the Blackfoot

The old timers talk about them - and argue about the number of them: 4 or 5 or 6? Where exactly were they located on the Blackfoot? These questions came up at Tuesday morning coffee and the discussion was off. Summer visitor Bill Demmons spearheaded… Read More
the water wheel Bateman Ed Dad and Emil Nelson Dads water wheelat home in river bottom 1937

Willie Bateman - The Water Wheel

Our second summer in the river bottom Dad built a water wheel out of an old wooden spoke car wheel with the axle still attached. This in turn was bolted to a large pine log with U bolts. He put extensions on the spokes made out of two by fours and… Read More
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