March 15th, 2023 Spend the afternoon in Cascade, Montana It’s Mary Fields Day! Mary Fields chose March 15th for her birthday. The Mary Fields Statue Committee will hold a fundraiser March 15th, 2023 to honor Mary. She was a prominent… Read More ›
Mary Fields
Great Falls Rising Cleans up I-15 Highway Section in Memory of Stagecoach Mary
Fourteen people met at Milepost 262 on I-15 on Sunday, June 20th, to begin the clean up process on the Stagecoach Mary Memorial Highway between Milepost 262 and 260.
Great Falls Rising Adopts I-15 Highway Section in Memory of Stagecoach Mary
Many folks were disappointed when Rep. Jessica Karjala’s (D-HD 48) bill, HB 662, Establish the Mary Fields Memorial Highway, was heard in the House Transportation Committee during the 2021 Montana legislative session, and was promptly tabled. The Board of Great Falls Rising… Read More ›
Women’s History Month: Mary Fields, Montana Legend
Mary Fields (circa 1832–1914), also known as Stagecoach Mary and Black Mary, was the first African-American female star-route (contract) mail carrier in the United States. She was not an employee of the United States Post Office Department, which did not… Read More ›