Harlowton was founded in 1900 as a station stop on the Montana Railroad, a predecessor to the Milwaukee, and was named for Richard A. Harlow, the Montana Railroad's president.
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The county was named for Charles Arthur Broadwater, a noted Montana railroad, real estate, and banking magnate.