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Dillon is a city in and the county seat of Beaverhead County, Montana, United States.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 The population was 4,134 at the 2010 census. The town was named for Union Pacific Railroad President Sidney Dillon. ==History== * Dillon was founded in the Beaverhead Valley as a railroad town in 1880 by Union Pacific Railroad President Sydney Dillon. * The location of Dillon was selected by the railroad because of its close location to gold mines in the area. * Gold was first discovered in the Dillon area at Grasshopper Creek in 1862. * The last real gold rush in the Dillon area happened in the Argenta area in 1920 and lasted for 30 years. * The first ore that was discovered in the Dillon areas was silver. Gold was found soon after and this discovery caused people to come to the area in droves.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://mininghistoryassociation.org )〕 * Dillon served as a central location for transporting goods to boom towns such as Bannack, Argenta, Glen, and Virginia City. * In 1881 Dillon became part of a contentious battle with Bannack to become the county seat of Beaverhead County. * The first brick building was built in the frontier town of Dillon in 1882. * In 1884, Dillon became an incorporated town and began building sidewalks and permanent dwellings for the residents. * While many of the gold mining towns around Dillon died, Dillon was able to stay a thriving town due to the railroad and talc mining in the area.〔 * The cattle industry was established in 1865 in what would become the city of Dillon. * With a large sheep-ranching community in the Dillon area, Dillon was once the largest exporter of sheep wool in Montana. * The Montana Normal College was established as a teaching college in 1892, and is still functioning as a college renowned for its Education program. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dillon, Montana」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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