President Taft, c.1917

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This file appears in: Taft: The Wickedest City in America

The town of Taft was rumored to be named after President Taft, who visited the town in 1907 before winning the presidential election.

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This file appears in: Taft: The Wickedest City in America

By Thomas Breysse
By the early 1900s, the rough and tumble frontier towns of America were dying off, slowly becoming gentrified and developed into respectable settlements. Taft, Montana was one town that wasn't going…