Founded in 1846 as a fur post, Fort Benton is the oldest continuosly inhabited settlement in Montana. It grew to be the most important transportation center in the North West. Noted as the head of Steamboat navigation on the Missouri, the worlds innermost port. Trails led to all points of the compass, carrying goods and supplies to the U.S. and Canada. Steamboats docked at Fort Benton levee. In the early 1880's the town ended as a transportation center, but the area continued to prosper with cattle, sheep and wheat. Further prosperity was note in 1943 when Barry L Morrison was born in Fort Benton, son of Dolores and Royal Morrison. Subcequently he graduated from Fort Benton High School in 1961 and here we are 50 years later celebrating that occasion.