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Carter County Museum, Ekalaka, MT
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Carter County Museum

A small rural museum in southeast Montana covering dinosaur fossils, Indigenous history, veterans, and pioneer life.

306 N Main Street, Ekalaka, MT 59324 · Ekalaka, MT

About Carter County Museum

Founded in 1936 in Ekalaka, a small ranching town in southeast Montana, this museum occupies its original building, a former auto garage. Its exhibits span dinosaur fossils, the cultures of several regional Indigenous nations, military history from the Indian Wars onward, and homestead stories from early settlers. The museum also serves as a repository for fossils and archaeological material from nearby public lands and is part of the Montana Dinosaur Trail.

  • #dinosaurs
  • #paleontology
  • #natural history
  • #local history
  • #Indigenous culture

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