101 Places: The Montana State Training School

Martha Kohl

September 2, 2025

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2207b47b05556ea5840371f7e23f1474 — Close-up of the building's facade today (Courtesy of MT Historical Society).

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Montana State Training School

Martha Kohl

Montana pledged its commitment to children with disabilities in 1887 when Territorial Governor Preston Leslie requested funds for what he called a Montana Deaf and Dumb Asylum. Its name, shockingly offensive by today’s standards, reflected acceptable nineteenth-century terminology.

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