Phillips County Museum News for May 17, 2017

Hello Phillips County. Many know the story of how several towns in northern Montana were named by a spinning globe and a finger being placed at random on the globe. How many know the name of the station agent that became tired of being only a number? His name was Harry Vagg and he was the station agent at the siding which was later designated with the name Saco. Mr. Vagg and several agents traveled to St. Paul to plead their case asking for names not numbers to identify their stations. After arriving there was discussion on what to name the various sidings. No agreement was reached. Finally, someone suggested spinning the globe and history was made. Examples of other towns that came by their names this way are Zurich, Glasgow, Coburg, Savoy, Havre, and Hinsdale.

The PC Museum is busy with school tours but we remain open to the public Monday through Saturday 10-5. Come on in and grab a piece of Montana history!