{"id":1959,"date":"2019-08-17T10:00:20","date_gmt":"2019-08-17T10:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ledgestonehotel.com\/hotel-billings\/?p=1959"},"modified":"2019-08-05T18:06:09","modified_gmt":"2019-08-05T18:06:09","slug":"things-you-didnt-know-about-billings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ledgestonehotel.com\/hotel-billings\/2019\/08\/17\/things-you-didnt-know-about-billings\/","title":{"rendered":"Things You Didn&#8217;t Know About Billings"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Billings is a great city to visit, but few people know anything about the town.<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1961\" src=\"https:\/\/ledgestonehotel.com\/hotel-billings\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/08\/GettyImages-973917970-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Things You Didn't Know About Billings\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ledgestonehotel.com\/hotel-billings\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/08\/GettyImages-973917970-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ledgestonehotel.com\/hotel-billings\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/08\/GettyImages-973917970-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ledgestonehotel.com\/hotel-billings\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/08\/GettyImages-973917970-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We compiled some of our favorite facts about Billings so you can know more about your destination.<\/p>\n<h2>A Lot Of Famous People Hail From Billings<\/h2>\n<p>Both present and historical, a lot of people you&#8217;ve heard of are from Billings, Montana.\u00a0 This list includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Calamity Jane &#8211; pioneer<\/li>\n<li>Charles Lindbergh &#8211; aviator<\/li>\n<li>Dwan Edwards &#8211; defensive tackle, Baltimore Ravens<\/li>\n<li>Jeff Ballard &#8211; pitcher, Baltimore Orioles<\/li>\n<li>Brad Holland &#8211; shooting guard, L.A. Lakers<\/li>\n<li>Ed Breding &#8211; linebacker, Washington Redskins<\/li>\n<li>David McNally &#8211; pitcher, Baltimore Orioles<\/li>\n<li>Kirk Scrafford &#8211; offensive lineman, Denver Broncos<\/li>\n<li>Jeff Kober &#8211; actor,\u00a0<em>The Walking Dead<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Bud Lucky &#8211; cartoonist,\u00a0<em>Toy Story<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Billings Is Home To The Crow Nation<\/h2>\n<p>In the 1800s, they were relocated to their reservation just south of Billings.\u00a0 Their tribe name in their native language is\u00a0<em>Apsaalooke<\/em>, or children of the large-beaked bird, which mutated into becoming known as the Crow tribe in English.\u00a0 The community began in Ohio and was nomadic, until they reached Yellowstone River Valley, where they decided to settle down and battled the Shoshone for the land.\u00a0 The Crow culture is matrilineal, with women being very important to the community, and accepts three genders, as do most Native American customs.<\/p>\n<h2>There Are So Many Mountains<\/h2>\n<p>From Billings, you can actually\u00a0see seven different mountain ranges &#8211; the Bighorn Mountains, Pryor Mountains, Beartooth Mountains, Crazy Mountains, Big Snowy Mountains, Bull Mountains, and Absaroka Mountains.\u00a0 The Beartooth and Absaroka ranges are on the Wyoming border.\u00a0 Crazy Mountains is home to the tallest nearby mountain peak &#8211; Crazy Peak &#8211; at 11, 209 ft above sea level.<\/p>\n<h2>Billings Residents Love Beer<\/h2>\n<p>Which explains why Billings has more breweries than any other city in Montana.\u00a0 You can actually\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ledgestonehotel.com\/hotel-billings\/2019\/05\/19\/do-a-brewery-tour-through-billings\/\">visit some of them<\/a> while you&#8217;re in town and get a peak into the beer-making process &#8211; it&#8217;s both scientific and a little bit magical.<\/p>\n<h3>Billings is an amazing town with a rich and varied history that you&#8217;ll love discovering when you visit!<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Billings is a great city to visit, but few people know anything about the town. 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