Montana State University–Northern, Havre

#8 among attractions in Havre

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Montana State University–Northern is a public university in Havre, Montana. It is part of the Montana University System and was Northern Montana College prior to the restructuring of Montana's public university system in 1994. It has an operating budget for fiscal year 2007 of $12.54 million. In 1913, the Montana State Legislature approved the establishment of the Northern Montana Agricultural and Manual Training School at Fort Assinniboine, six miles southwest of Havre, but no money was actually appropriated. The State Legislature amended their original act in 1927 to include certain academic subjects and in 1929, the Legislature appropriated funds to establish the college as a branch of the University of Montana. Northern Montana College opened its doors in September 1929 in temporary quarters in Havre High School, and moved to its present campus in 1932. ()

Established: 1929 (95 years ago)Coordinates: 48°32'29"N, 109°41'10"W

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300 13th Street WestHavre United States

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Montana State University–Northern – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Fort Assinniboine, H. E. Clack Memorial Museum, H. Earl Clack House, Havre Residential Historic District.

5.7 miSW
Forts and castles
Fort Assinniboine, Havre
146 min walk • Fort Assinniboine was a United States Army fort located in present-day north central Montana. It was built in 1879 and operated by the Army through 1911. The 10th Cavalry Buffalo Soldiers, made up of African-American soldiers, were among the units making up the garrison at the fort.
1.6 miNW
48°33'25"N • 109°42'47"W
H. E. Clack Memorial Museum, Havre
42 min walk • Natural history museum, History museum, Museum
0.6 miNE
Georgian architecture
H. Earl Clack House, Havre
15 min walk • The H. Earl Clack House is a historic house located at 532 Second Avenue in Havre, Montana. It is locally significant as a very good example of a classically inspired Georgian Revival dwelling.
0.6 miNE
Interesting neighbourhood
Havre Residential Historic District, Havre
15 min walk • The Havre Residential Historic District is a site on the National Register of Historic Places encompassing 36 blocks in Havre, Montana. The Havre Residential Historic District represents Havre's economic growth and social change from 1895 to the 1940s.