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August 5, 1948
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Roanoke Rapids, Halifax County, North Carolina
What is this article about?
The Hungry Horse Dam on Montana's Flathead River is named after a creek honoring two horses that nearly starved during a 1900 oil rush, when owners David and William Prindiville hauled drilling equipment in a harsh winter.
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How Hungry Horse Dam Got Named
WASHINGTON (U.P.) The Hungry Horse dam on the Flathead River near Kalispell, Mont. sounds like a juke box ditty. The fancy name belongs to a 520-foot high structure, fourth highest concrete dam in the world.
Flathead and Kalispell are the names of Indian tribes still living in that part of the country. But Hungry Horse, the name of a creek near the dam site, is another story.
In the winter of 1900, a hard one out west, a cry of "oil" stirred up a rush to the north fork of the Flathead. Two ambitious men, David and William Prindiville, were hauling oil drilling equipment across the south fork when two of their horses disappeared.
A month later the horses, Tex and Jerry, were found belly deep in snow with only a fragment of life left in their starved skin and bones. A trail had to be broken and oats fed to the animals before they could get up and walk.
So the local populations, which had a lot of respect for horses in those days, named the creek in their honor.
WASHINGTON (U.P.) The Hungry Horse dam on the Flathead River near Kalispell, Mont. sounds like a juke box ditty. The fancy name belongs to a 520-foot high structure, fourth highest concrete dam in the world.
Flathead and Kalispell are the names of Indian tribes still living in that part of the country. But Hungry Horse, the name of a creek near the dam site, is another story.
In the winter of 1900, a hard one out west, a cry of "oil" stirred up a rush to the north fork of the Flathead. Two ambitious men, David and William Prindiville, were hauling oil drilling equipment across the south fork when two of their horses disappeared.
A month later the horses, Tex and Jerry, were found belly deep in snow with only a fragment of life left in their starved skin and bones. A trail had to be broken and oats fed to the animals before they could get up and walk.
So the local populations, which had a lot of respect for horses in those days, named the creek in their honor.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Exploration
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Hungry Horse Dam
Naming Origin
Starved Horses
Oil Rush
Flathead River
What entities or persons were involved?
David Prindiville
William Prindiville
Tex
Jerry
Where did it happen?
Flathead River Near Kalispell, Mont.
Story Details
Key Persons
David Prindiville
William Prindiville
Tex
Jerry
Location
Flathead River Near Kalispell, Mont.
Event Date
Winter Of 1900
Story Details
During a harsh winter oil rush in 1900, David and William Prindiville's horses Tex and Jerry starved while hauling equipment across the south fork of the Flathead River. The creek near the dam site was named Hungry Horse in their honor.