Editing Sun River, Montana (section)

==History==
The town is named after the [[Sun River]], by which it is located. The name was from the Indian word ''Nataeosueti'', translated by the English as "Medicine" or "Sun" river.  Artifacts have been found in the area related to native cultures dating back to 2000 B.C.  More recent Native tribes include Blackfeet and Crow.

The town was established in 1867 by John Largent, who laid out the town, sold lots, and opened a store and post office. Largent and Joe Healy also built a toll bridge across the Sun River to profit from the [[Mullan Road]] traffic between [[Fort Benton, Montana|Fort Benton]] and the new gold mines to the south.<ref name="mhs">{{cite web |title=Sun River|url=http://mtplacenames.org/ |website=Montana Place Names Companion |publisher=Montana Historical Society |access-date=9 April 2021}}</ref>