Missoula [1] [2] ( Eng. Missoula ) - a city in the west of the US state of Montana , the center of the eponymous district . It stands in a valley at the foot of the Bitterrut mountain range, on the Clark Fork River , one of the tributaries of Colombia , near the confluence of the Bitterrut River. Around there are several protected forests of national importance. Us. 66.8 thousand inhabitants (2010).
| City | |
| Mizula | |
|---|---|
| Missoula | |
 | |
| A country |  USA |
| State | Montana |
| County | Mizula |
| The mayor | John Engen |
| History and Geography | |
| Based | 1866 |
| Square | 75.3 km² |
| Center height | 978 m |
| Timezone | UTC − 7 , summer UTC − 6 |
| Population | |
| Population | 66 788 people ( 2010 ) |
| Density | 933 people / km² |
| Official language | English |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Telephone code | +1 406 |
| Postcode | , , , , , , and |
| ci.missoula.mt.us (English) | |
The first European in these parts is considered pastor Pierre Jean de Smeat, who in 1841 organized the mission of the Virgin Mary on the site of modern Stevensville [3] . The emergence of the Helgate trading settlement (“Gates of Hell”) is associated with the construction in 1866 of the Mullen Road , the first wagon tract that crossed the Rocky Mountains . In 1877, Fort Mizula was founded, which has survived to this day.
In 1883, the North Pacific Railway was laid through Mizula. The city is becoming an important railway junction. In 1893, the University of Montana opened its doors. In the 20th century, logging became the main industry. The city has a school for foresters, a laboratory for combating forest fires and a training base for firefighters [3] .
On the ranch near Mizula, Janet Rankin was born - the first woman in the US Congress [4] .
The most famous Mizula native, director David Lynch , portrayed logging towns similar to his hometown in the movie Blue Velvet and the television series Twin Peaks . In 1990, he responded to a request to state his biography with three words: “ Eagle Scout , Mizula, Montana” [5] .
Notes
- ↑ West of the USA // Atlas of the World / comp. and preparation. to the ed. PKO "Cartography" in 1999; open Ed .: T.G. Novikova , T.M. Vorobyova . - 3rd ed., Eras., Fr. in 2002 with diaposes. 1999 - M .: Roskartografiya, 2002. - S. 238—239. - ISBN 5-85120-055-3 .
- ↑ Mizula // Dictionary of geographical names of foreign countries / resp. ed. A.M. Komkov . - 3rd ed., Revised. and add. - M .: Nedra , 1986.- S. 229.
- ↑ 1 2 Missoula (Montana, United States ) . - article from Encyclopædia Britannica Online .
- ↑ Jeannette Rankin Archived November 3, 2010. . Women in Congress.
- ↑ Lynch D. Interview: Conversations with Chris Rodley. Per. from English T. Aleshicheva, T. Detkina, A. Lezhenina. - St. Petersburg: Publishing Group "ABC Classic", 2009. Pp. 29.