O’Fallon Historical Museum
723 S. Main
Baker, Montana 59313 - Phone: 406-778-3265
The O’Fallon Historical
Museum presents the history of Southeastern Montana and the Baker Montana
area. Baker was founded in open range cattle country in 1908 and built by
the influx of people for the railroad and homesteaders seeking an
opportunity for a better life. Agriculture, followed by natural gas and
then oil production, provided the means for development in this rural
setting on the eastern plains of Montana. The museum illustrates the early
days of life here with a tar paper homestead house, the Duffield homestead
house and the Lambert house, each containing items used in every day life in
the early 1900’s. The trading post, barber shop, dress shop and parlor take
you back to Baker’s early days. The camera room has pictures of the changes
over time. We have a building full of early farm equipment including the
Yellow Fellow thrashing machine from 1900 that is made of wood and vehicles
including a 1927 Model T truck. The main building is the original Fallon
County Jail that was built in 1916 and is listed on the National Register of
Historic Places and contains military artifacts from our service men and
women in World Wars I and II and much more. Steer Montana, the world’s
largest steer at 3,980 pounds, is a featured attraction in the Jail
building.
We are open daily except
for holidays.
Friday – Monday: 8am –
12pm and 1pm – 5pm and Tuesday – Thursday: 8am – 5pm
Free Admission, donations
welcomed!
Curator:
Jody Strand