Editing Geraldine, Montana (section)

==History==
Geraldine was originally created as a stop on the [[Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad|Milwaukee Railroad]]. It was named for Almira Geraldine Rockefeller (or perhaps her daughter, [[Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge|Ethel Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge]]), the wife of [[William Rockefeller]], the director of the railroad at the time.<ref>{{cite web|title=Geraldine - Russell Country Montana|url=http://www.russell.visitmt.com/communities/geraldine.htm|publisher=Montana Office of Tourism|access-date=May 4, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130105052502/http://www.russell.visitmt.com/communities/geraldine.htm|archive-date=January 5, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ccY1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=2RAGAAAAIBAJ&pg=487%2C2128045 | title=Origins of Names on Milwaukee | work=Roundup Record-Tribune & Winnett Times | date=August 22, 1940 | access-date=April 27, 2015 | pages=6}}</ref>

[[File:GERALDINE MILWAUKEE DEPOT; CHOUTEAU COUNTY, MONTANA.jpg|thumb|left|Geraldine Depot]]
The Milwaukee Road built a branch line from [[Harlowton, Montana|Harlowton]] to [[Great Falls, Montana|Great Falls]] in 1916. The town's wood-constructed [[Geraldine Milwaukee Depot|railroad depot]], also built in 1916, has been restored in recent years, now contains displays on the history of the area, and is a Montana Historic Site which is on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="mhs">{{cite web |title=Geraldine |url=http://mtplacenames.org/ |website=Montana Place Names Companion |publisher=Montana Historical Society |access-date=April 3, 2021}}</ref> The Central Montana Rail runs a tourist train from Lewistown to Geraldine in the summer and passengers get to tour the restored depot.