Glasgow was founded in 1887 as a railroad town by James Hill, who was responsible for creating many communities along the Hi-Line. He and a local railroader named the town when they spun a globe with a finger landing on Glasgow, Scotland. Glasgow grew during the 1930s when President Franklin D. Roosevelt authorized the construction of the Fort Peck Dam, which became a major source of employment for the Glasgow area.
Glasgow was founded in 1887 as a railroad town by James Hill who was responsible for creating many communities along the Hi-Line He and a local railroader named the town when they spun a globe with a finger landing on Glasgow Scotland Glasgow grew during the 1930s when President Franklin D Roosevelt authorized the construction of the Fort Peck Dam which became a major source of employment for the Glasgow area