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Forsyth
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city in and county seat of Rosebud County, Montana, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Montana
- County
- Rosebud
- Total
- 1.17 sq mi (3.03 km )
- Land
- 1.15 sq mi (2.98 km )
- Water
- 0.019 sq mi (0.05 km )
- Elevation
- 2,523 ft (769 m)
- Density
- 1,432.0/sq mi (552.89/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-7 ( Mountain (MST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-6 (MDT)
- Fips code
- 30-27700
- Website
- www .forsythmt .com
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Forsyth is a city in and the county seat of Rosebud County, Montana, United States. The population was 1,647 at the 2020 census. Forsyth was established in 1876 as the first settlement on the Yellowstone River, and in 1882 residents named the town after General James William Forsyth who commanded Fort Maginnis, Montana during the Indian Wars and the 7th Cavalry at the Wounded Knee Massacre. The town has long been a transportation nexus, starting with steamboats on the river and progressing to the Northern Pacific Railway and Interstate 94.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Forsyth” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.