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Big Prairie (Montana)

Coordinates: 48°49′17″N 114°19′38″W / 48.82139°N 114.32722°W / 48.82139; -114.32722 (Big Prairie)
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48°49′17″N 114°19′38″W / 48.82139°N 114.32722°W / 48.82139; -114.32722 (Big Prairie) Big Prairie, Montana, el. 3,625 feet (1,105 m),[1] is an open meadow area on the east side of the North Fork of the Flathead River, in Glacier National Park and is a former settlement. It is within Flathead County, Montana. It was settled by at least 19 homesteads in the early 20th century.[2]

It is the location of several places listed on the National Register of Historic Places:[3]

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  1. ^ "Big Prairie". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Settlement on the North Fork of the Flathead River, Glacier National Park TR". National Park Service.
  3. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.