Hysham
 Hysham is the county seat of Treasure County and is bordered just to the north by the Yellowstone River and to the south by beautiful rolling hills. Hysham has just about everything a visitor could need. This agricultural community spreads out in a panorama of green fields, pasture land and strips of grain.At the beginning of the twentieth century, soon after the Montana territory earned its statehood in 1889, Hysham was a part of the great expanse of Custer Country. It was on what was then the Crow Indian Reservation. Cattle branded with the Flying E grazed near the Northern Pacific tracks where train men threw off supplies for Hysham. Charlie J. Hysham was associated with the Flying E Ranch, which ran thousands of cattle in an area between the Bighorn River on the west to Reservation Creek on the east, and from the Yellowstone River to the Wyoming line.  Treasure County has some outstanding historic sites. Manuel Lisa built the first building, a fur trading post in Montana near the mouth of the Bighorn River in 1807. Fort Cass was the first fort built by the American Fur Company on the Yellowstone, just three miles below the mouth of the Bighorn. Fort Pease was a stockade constructed in 1875, near the mouth of the Bighorn, as a defense against a party of Sioux Indians and also as a trading post. Remnants of Fort Pease still stand on the original site. Other fort locations remain a mystery.  The Treasure County 89ers Museum originated in 1989 with the renovation of a building on Hysham’s main street. Local history is being preserved with displays and exhibits including an early day soda fountain that has been restored and is used on special occasions. Located across the street from the museum is the Yucca Theatre and Manning House which is listed on the National Register of Historical Places. Built in 1931 by Dave and Jim Manning, the theater is an impressive example of mission style and the prominent historic landmark on Hysham’s main street. Movies are shown weekly. Local sculptor, Bob Schulze, has placed several statues around Hysham. The collection includes a lion, grizzly bear, the school Pirate mascots, Sacajawea, William Clark, Pomp, and the Hunter plus a White Buffalo.During the summer, enjoy free swimming in Hysham’s pool — located at City Park — along with covered picnic and restroom facilities. The Yellowstone River provides not only life-giving water to the agricultural lands of the Hysham area, but also miles of fun and recreation. There are numerous public recreation sites that offer fishing and boating access, wildlife viewing, agate hunting and more. An abundance of deer, antelope, pheasants, geese, turkeys, grouse, sage hens, and ducks make excellent hunting near Hysham. We invite you to visit Hysham, Montana’s Hidden Treasure.
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