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A revival of mining activities from the mid-1880s to mid-1890s led to Philipsburg’s greatest growth, when tens of millions of dollars worth of silver bullion, ore, and slag were shipped to out-of-state markets. The wooden, false-front buildings on Broadway were replaced with masonry structures. When silver mining was curtailed in 1893, recently discovered sapphire deposits helped stabilize the local economy. That year also saw the creation of Granite County, with Philipsburg as county seat. During World War I, Philipsburg was the largest supplier of domestic manganese, which led to another boom for the area. After that boom, Philipsburg has slipped into a stable existence based on agriculture, government, logging, limited mining, and tourism.</p>","postscript_text":"","tour_img":"https://historicmt.org/files/fullsize/f2cf8bef08acd7871f2e7e5e39ebb458.jpg","items":[{"id":2709,"title":"102 West Kearney Street","latitude":46.33372013909974640455402550287544727325439453125,"longitude":-113.2941687226230129681425751186907291412353515625,"thumbnail":"https://historicmt.org/files/square_thumbnails/f2cf8bef08acd7871f2e7e5e39ebb458.jpg","fullsize":"https://historicmt.org/files/fullsize/f2cf8bef08acd7871f2e7e5e39ebb458.jpg","subtitle":"Philipsburg Historic District","address":"102 West Kearney Street, Philipsburg, Montana","custom":{"subtitle":null,"text":null}},{"id":3442,"title":"Orr/Polich House","latitude":46.3342830260129261432666680775582790374755859375,"longitude":-113.296132472997896911692805588245391845703125,"thumbnail":"https://historicmt.org/files/square_thumbnails/674b2c73cf69607b0559bafab04b4cdc.jpg","fullsize":"https://historicmt.org/files/fullsize/674b2c73cf69607b0559bafab04b4cdc.jpg","subtitle":"Philipsburg Historic District","address":"216 W Kearney St, Philipsburg, MT","custom":{"subtitle":null,"text":null}},{"id":620,"title":"123 East Broadway Street","latitude":46.33246299999999706642483943141996860504150390625,"longitude":-113.29343000000000074578565545380115509033203125,"thumbnail":"https://historicmt.org/files/square_thumbnails/09d49cf49e0d51cf51010549fa7040f3.jpg","fullsize":"https://historicmt.org/files/fullsize/09d49cf49e0d51cf51010549fa7040f3.jpg","subtitle":"Philipsburg Historic Disctrict","address":"123 East Broadway Street, Philipsburg, Montana","custom":{"subtitle":null,"text":null}},{"id":621,"title":"Courtney Hotel","latitude":46.33165978433299869720940478146076202392578125,"longitude":-113.2946856871000136379734613001346588134765625,"thumbnail":"https://historicmt.org/files/square_thumbnails/a17956403cabe8f3c4fcae58677dc71a.jpg","fullsize":"https://historicmt.org/files/fullsize/a17956403cabe8f3c4fcae58677dc71a.jpg","subtitle":"Philipsburg Historic Disctrict","address":"South Sansome Street, Philipsburg, Montana","custom":{"subtitle":null,"text":null}},{"id":622,"title":"Doe's Drug Store","latitude":46.3319460000000020727384253405034542083740234375,"longitude":-113.2937898999999788429704494774341583251953125,"thumbnail":"https://historicmt.org/files/square_thumbnails/3bfe827aaf0ca0a79207c64740f52a78.jpg","fullsize":"https://historicmt.org/files/fullsize/3bfe827aaf0ca0a79207c64740f52a78.jpg","subtitle":"Philipsburg Historic Disctrict","address":"120 East Broadway Street, Philipsburg, Montana","custom":{"subtitle":null,"text":null}},{"id":623,"title":"First Presbyterian Church, Philipsburg","latitude":46.334026641033602800234802998602390289306640625,"longitude":-113.29586771095813446663669310510158538818359375,"thumbnail":"https://historicmt.org/files/square_thumbnails/77a438247a94f27694dc821ecbc3ae5c.jpg","fullsize":"https://historicmt.org/files/fullsize/77a438247a94f27694dc821ecbc3ae5c.jpg","subtitle":"Philipsburg Historic Disctrict","address":"208 West Kearney Street, Philipsburg, Montana","custom":{"subtitle":null,"text":null}},{"id":624,"title":"Granite County Courthouse","latitude":46.33353280000000040672603063285350799560546875,"longitude":-113.2931078000000297834048978984355926513671875,"thumbnail":"https://historicmt.org/files/square_thumbnails/1c9bd6b646a97a55cc93f05919b15dee.jpg","fullsize":"https://historicmt.org/files/fullsize/1c9bd6b646a97a55cc93f05919b15dee.jpg","subtitle":"Philipsburg Historic Disctrict","address":"220 North Sansome Street, Philipsburg, Montana","custom":{"subtitle":null,"text":null}},{"id":625,"title":"C.T. 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