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St. Ignatius Post
Saint Ignatius, Lake County, Montana
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Thomas A. Alexander, scout for U.S. Army generals, homesteaded near Forsyth, Montana in 1876 after trading land for the townsite. He sold firewood, ran a store, built banks and hotels, and served as postmaster from 1883.
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EARLY FORSYTH HISTORY
—from The Forsyth Independent.
Thomas A. Alexander, who traded land to the Northern Pacific railroad for the creation of Forsyth townsite, evidently liked that part of Montana. He went through the district in 1872 on his way farther west, then came back in 1876 to file on his homestead.
His first home was on the Yellowstone river in the vicinity of the Forsyth fairgrounds where he sold firewood to steamers plying the river.
Prior to settling in the Forsyth area he served as a scout for U. S. Army Generals Custer, Miles and Howard
As one of the first residents of the town he also operated store, built and operated the first bank, built the Occidental hotel and later what is now the Joseph hotel.
He served as Forsyth's second postmaster being appointed on July 22, 1883. The postoffice had been established the year before with Frederick Henning as the postmaster.
This is a project that should include all Montanans.
"Work for a Greater and More Prosperous Montana."
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Forsyth, Montana; Yellowstone River
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1872; 1876; July 22, 1883
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Thomas A. Alexander traded land to the Northern Pacific railroad for Forsyth townsite after passing through in 1872 and homesteading in 1876. He lived near the fairgrounds, sold firewood to steamers, served as scout for Generals Custer, Miles, and Howard, operated a store, built the first bank and hotels, and was appointed Forsyth's second postmaster in 1883 after Frederick Henning.