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*The era of steamboats and trails finally came to an end in the 1880s when transcontinental railroads from Utah and Minnesota reached Montana. <br> | *The era of steamboats and trails finally came to an end in the 1880s when transcontinental railroads from Utah and Minnesota reached Montana. <br> | ||
*In the 1890s and 1900s, the building of branch railroad lines encouraged new mining and homesteading. | *In the 1890s and 1900s, the building of branch railroad lines encouraged new mining and homesteading. | ||
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