Billings Montana 2009 Visitors Guide - (Page 31) Billings Fun Facts • $150 million in livestock is sold annually at Billings’ Public Auction Yards, “The Wall Street of the West.” • The world’s first Kampgrounds of America (KOA) began here in 1962. KOA’s International headquarters is located in Billings. • Calamity Jane earned a living driving a stagecoach and selling baked goods near Billings. She was notorious for smoking cigars, drinking and wearing men’s clothing. • The sandstone rimrock cliffs surrounding Billings rise 400 feet above the Yellowstone River Valley. They were created by the inland sea millions of years ago. • Charles Lindbergh lived here and performed as a barnstorming aviator before his famous nonstop flight from New York to Paris. • From atop the rugged rimrocks that border Billings, seven mountain ranges can be seen: Pryor, Big Horn, Bull, Snowy, Crazy, Absaroka and Beartooth. • Billings is home to semi-pro baseball and football. 1. Billings hamber C of Commerce/CVB 2. Historic Depot 3. MetraPark 4. Boothill Cemetery 5. Black Otter Trail 6. Yellowstone Kelly’s Grave 7. The Peter Yegen Jr. Museum 8. The Yellowstone Art Museum 9. The Alberta Bair Theater 1 0. The Moss Mansion 1 1. The Western Heritage Center 1 2. Skypoint 1 3. St. Vincent Healthcare 1 4. Billings Clinic 1 5. Dehler Park 1 6. ZooMontana 31 Vacation Guide 2008.indd 31 4/25/08 7:50:13 PM
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