Historians speculate that Highwood draws its name from tall trees that have grown high on top of the volcanic Highwood Mountains surrounding the community.
However the community received its name, it is known that Highwood was an important cattle-grazing area in the 1880s, and several cowboys migrated to the area to tend to their herds. To serve the needs of the growing ranching center, Isaac McCord opened the first post office in 1881. While the postal service was discontinued three times in the following years, Highwood reestablished a more stable post office in 1886 that has continuously operated to this day.
Photo Gallery
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Bear Paw Battlefield 5 640x425
Bear Paw Battlefield 5 640x425
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Bear Paw Battlefield 6 640x425
Bear Paw Battlefield 6 640x425
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Bear Paw Battlefield 7 640x425
Bear Paw Battlefield 7 640x425
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Bear Paw Battlefield 8 640x425
Bear Paw Battlefield 8 640x425
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Bear Paw Battlefield 9 640x425
Bear Paw Battlefield 9 640x425
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Bear Paw Battlefield 10 640x425
Bear Paw Battlefield 10 640x425
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Bear Paw Battlefield 11 640x425
Bear Paw Battlefield 11 640x425
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Bear Paw Battlefield 12 640x425
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Bear Paw Battlefield 13 640x425
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Bear Paw Battlefield 14 640x425
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Bear Paw Battlefield 15 640x425
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Bear Paw Battlefield 16 640x425
Bear Paw Battlefield 16 640x425
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Bear Paw Battlefield 17 640x425
Bear Paw Battlefield 17 640x425
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Bear Paw Battlefield 18 640x425
Bear Paw Battlefield 18 640x425
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CMR Reserve 3 640x425
CMR Reserve 3 640x425
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Havre Undergound 7 640x446
Havre Undergound 7 640x446
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Havre Underground 1 640x447
Havre Underground 1 640x447
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Havre Underground 3 640x446
Havre Underground 3 640x446
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Havre Underground 4 640x446
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Havre Underground 5 640x446
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Havre Underground 6 640x451
Havre Underground 6 640x451
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Hill Statue Havre
Hill Statue Havre
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Lady of Lil Rockies 1 640x425
Lady of Lil Rockies 1 640x425
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Lady of Lil Rockies 2 640x425
Lady of Lil Rockies 2 640x425
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Lady of Lil Rockies 3
Lady of Lil Rockies 3
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Lady of Lil Rockies 4
Lady of Lil Rockies 4
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Lady of Lil Rockies 6
Lady of Lil Rockies 6
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Lady of Lil Rockies 7
Lady of Lil Rockies 7
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Lady of Lil Rockies 8
Lady of Lil Rockies 8
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Liberty County Museum 640x425
Liberty County Museum 640x425
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Little Rockies View 2 640x425
Little Rockies View 2 640x425
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Mission Canyon 1
Mission Canyon 1
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Missouri Breaks 1 640x480
Missouri Breaks 1 640x480
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Missouri Breaks 2
Missouri Breaks 2
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Missouri Breaks 3
Missouri Breaks 3
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Missouri Breaks 4
Missouri Breaks 4
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Missouri Breaks 5 640x480
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Missouri Breaks 6 640x480
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Missouri Breaks 7 640x480
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Missouri Breaks 8 640x480
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Missouri Breaks 9
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Missouri Breaks 10
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Missouri Breaks 11 640x480
Missouri Breaks 11 640x480
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Missouri Breaks 12
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Missouri Breaks 13 640x480
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Missouri Breaks 14
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Missouri Breaks 20 640x480
Missouri Breaks 20 640x480
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Missouri Breaks 24 640x480
Missouri Breaks 24 640x480
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Missouri Breaks 25 640x480
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Missouri Breaks 26 640x480
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Missouri Breaks 30
Missouri Breaks 30
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Missouri Breaks 31 640x480
Missouri Breaks 31 640x480
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Missouri River Kipp Park 1 640x425
Missouri River Kipp Park 1 640x425
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Missouri River Kipp Park 2 640x425
Missouri River Kipp Park 2 640x425
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Missouri River Kipp Park 3 640x425
Missouri River Kipp Park 3 640x425
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Missouri River View 1
Missouri River View 1
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Missouri River View 2
Missouri River View 2
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Missouri River View 3
Missouri River View 3
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Our Lady of the Rockies 640x425
Our Lady of the Rockies 640x425
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St Paul Mission
St Paul Mission
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Wild Turkeys Landusky 2 640x425
Wild Turkeys Landusky 2 640x425
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Zortman Church
Zortman Church
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Zortman Jail 640x425
Zortman Jail 640x425