Fort Benton Hosts Cowboy Poets

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Fort Benton Hosts Cowboy Poets

By KFBB News Team

Story Published: Oct 11, 2008 at 9:53 PM MST

Story Updated: Oct 11, 2008 at 9:53 PM MST

Many Consider historic Fort Benton the best place to promote and preserve Western heritage, and some 18 cowboys got together this weekend to bring some of the Old West back to the "Birthplace of Montana."

For the third-year, cowboy poets and pickers were featured at the historic Grand Union Hotel for a two-day gathering.

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