Power Townsend History
Author:Linda Huth, Broadwater County Musuem CuratorLinda Huth: MT43 News Board Member and Copy Editor
Linda Huth
Broadwater County Musuem Curator
Power Townsend Building; 415 Broadway; Townsend, Montana
This building was built in the fall of 1911 by T.C. Power Co. of Helena and it was operated under the name of The Townsend Hardware and Implement Company.
In 1929 the Townsend Hardware and Implement Company merged with the T.C. Power Company of Helena. The manager of the store was George Gabisch of Helena. Power also had a store in Fort Benton along with the ones in Helena and Townsend. The store in Helena is still in business today.
In 1936, George Gabisch took over the firm and changed the name to George Gabisch Company.
As a tribute to T.C. Power, in 2014 Charles “Bud” Lawson was responsible for redoing the “ghost” sign on the east side of the building. BCDC sponsored the project and Scott Hufnagel painted the new sign and a fine piece of Townsend's history was preserved.
Click on Image Thumbnail(s) to view fullsize imagePhotoCredit: Linda HuthImage 1 Caption: Original Power Townsend SignImage 2 Caption: Restored Power Townsend Sign
