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==History== [[File:Toole County Courthouse.jpg|thumb|right|Toole County Courthouse]] Shelby was named in honor of [[Peter O. Shelby]], General Manager of the [[Montana Central Railway]].<ref name="mhs">{{cite web |title=Shelby|url=http://mtplacenames.org/ |website=Montana Place Names Companion |publisher=Montana Historical Society |access-date=9 April 2021}}</ref> A railroad station was established here about 1892, at the junction of the [[Great Northern Railway (U.S.)|Great Northern Railway]] and the Great Falls & Canada Railway. On July 4, 1923, the town hosted a [[Jack Dempsey vs. Tommy Gibbons|heavyweight boxing match]] between [[Jack Dempsey]] and [[Tommy Gibbons]] for the undisputed world Heavyweight boxing championship title.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boxrec.com/en/event/11653|title=BoxRec: Event}}</ref> This event almost bankrupted the town of Shelby.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/life/my-montana/2016/06/29/dempsey-versus-gibbons-july-4/86534622/|title = Dempsey versus Gibbons on July 4, 1923}}</ref> In the early 2000s the town hosted a dog camp that made national news.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cutbankpioneerpress.com/news/article_2d07b7e6-96c5-5da1-994d-ee8d45af07b0.html|title = Collie-ing all dog lovers! Help still needed at Camp Collie in Shelby}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/local/2015/04/19/grace-camp-collie-puppy-believed-last-survivor/25835437/|title = Camp Collie survivor receives Purple Paw}}</ref> It was named Camp Collie and helped mistreated dogs. Welker Farms, an agricultural operation known for its popular social media channels, is located near Shelby.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Flamnini|first=Diego|title=9 American Farming Channels to Follow on YouTube|url=https://www.farms.com/ag-industry-news/9-american-farming-channels-to-follow-on-youtube/|website=Farms.com}}</ref> The [[Well Done Foundation]], which plugs [[Orphaned wells in the United States|orphaned and abandoned oil wells]], opened a visitors' center in Shelby in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Patterson|first=Jeremy|date=2020-11-04|title=Well-Done Foundation uses latest technology to cap abandoned wells|url=http://www.cutbankpioneerpress.com/shelby_promoter/article_1dce715e-1e1b-11eb-bb0d-0fb954957896.html|access-date=2021-09-15|website=Shelby Promoter|language=en}}</ref>
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