Editing Bozeman, Montana (section)

===20th century===

Bozeman's first high school, the Gallatin Valley High School, was built on West Main Street in 1902. Later known as Willson School, named for notable Bozeman architect [[Fred Fielding Willson]], son of [[Lester S. Willson]], the building still stands today and functions as administrative offices for the Bozeman School District.<ref>{{cite book |last=Jenks |first=Jim |title=A Guide to Historic Bozeman |publisher=Montana Historical Society Press |location=Helena, MT |year=2007 |isbn=978-0-9721522-3-5 |pages=26–33 }}</ref>

In the early 20th century, over {{convert|17000|acre|km2}} of the Gallatin Valley were planted in edible [[pea]]s harvested for both canning and seed.<ref name=Hurlbut/> By the 1920s, canneries in the Bozeman area were major producers of canned peas, and at one point Bozeman produced approximately 75% of all seed peas in the United States.<ref>{{cite book |last=Jenks |first=Jim |title=A Guide to Historic Bozeman |publisher=Montana Historical Society Press |location=Helena, MT |year=2007 |isbn=978-0-9721522-3-5 |pages=36–37 }}</ref> The area was once known as the "Sweet Pea capital of the nation" referencing the prolific edible pea crop. To promote the area and celebrate its prosperity, local business owners began a "Sweet Pea Carnival" that included a parade and queen contest. The annual event lasted from 1906 to 1916. Promoters used the inedible but fragrant and colorful [[sweet pea]] flower as an emblem of the celebration. In 1977 the "Sweet Pea" concept was revived as an arts festival rather than a harvest celebration, growing into a three-day event that is one of the largest festivals in Montana.<ref name=Hurlbut>{{cite book |title=Insiders' Guide to Yellowstone and Grand Teton |author=Hurlbut, Brian |author2=Seabring Davis |publisher=Globe Pequot |year=2009 |pages=179–181 |isbn=978-0-7627-5041-2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BZKG-F4EycgC&q=%22Sweet+Pea+Capital+of+the+Nation%22&pg=PT151 }}</ref>

The first federal building and Post Office was built in 1915. Many years later, while unused, it became a film location, along with downtown Bozeman, in ''[[A River Runs Through It (film)|A River Runs Through It]]'' (1992) by [[Robert Redford]], starring [[Brad Pitt]]. It is now used by [[Human Resource Development Council|HRDC]], a community organization.

In 1986, the {{convert|60|acre|ha|adj=on}} site of the Idaho Pole Co. on Rouse Avenue was designated a [[Superfund]] site and placed on the [[National Priorities List]]. Idaho Pole treated wood products with [[creosote]] and [[pentachlorophenol]] on the site between 1945 and 1997.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.epa.gov/region8/superfund/mt/idaho_pole/index.html |title=Superfund Program-Idaho Pole Co. |publisher=Environmental Protection Agency |access-date=February 15, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100514045356/http://www.epa.gov/region8/superfund/mt/idaho_pole/index.html |archive-date=May 14, 2010 }}</ref>

The [[Museum of the Rockies]] was created in 1957 as the gift from [[Butte, Montana|Butte]] physician Caroline McGill and is a part of Montana State University and an affiliate institution of the [[Smithsonian]]. It is Montana's premier natural and cultural history museum and houses permanent exhibits on dinosaurs, geology and Montana history, as well as a planetarium and a living history farm. [[Paleontologist]] [[Jack Horner (paleontologist)|Jack Horner]] was the museum's first curator of paleontology and brought national notice to the museum for his fossil discoveries in the 1980s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/article_f418bce8-7438-527d-bf29-016e6cc0d6ac.html |title=Museum of the Rockies to become Smithsonian affiliate |date=August 5, 2005 |publisher=Helena Independent Record |access-date=January 23, 2010 |archive-date=July 15, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715195354/http://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/article_f418bce8-7438-527d-bf29-016e6cc0d6ac.html |url-status=live }}</ref>