Montana Territory
| Territory of Montana | |||||||||
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| Organized incorporated territory of the United States | |||||||||
| 1864–1889 | |||||||||
Map of the Montana Territory, 1879 | |||||||||
| Capital | Bannack (May 28, 1864–February 6, 1865) Virginia City (February 7, 1865–1875) Helena (1875–1889) | ||||||||
| • Type | Organized incorporated territory | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Split from Idaho Territory | 26 May 1864 | ||||||||
| 8 November 1889 | |||||||||
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The Territory of Montana was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from May 26, 1864, until November 8, 1889, when it was admitted as the 41st state in the Union as the state of Montana.