. >> to help tell some of the history of billings is kevin kooistra-manning. he's with the western heritage center. and joyce jensen wrote a book about the town. how did billings get its name? >> billing got its name from frederick billings, former president of the northern pacific railroad, who they honored by naming the town after him. >> the railroad actually created the town, and it happened almost by accident. >> there was a nearby town by the name of coulson, which expected to be the next great railroad town. but instead, because they raised prices and made it kind of inconvenient for the railroad, the railroad decided to build their own town, the town of billings. and billings basically prospered. coulson disappeared. >> about the only thing left of coulson is boot hill cemetery. >> this is the burying grounds of coulson. most people buried here died violently. there were murders, suicides, and accidents. they died with their boots on, so we call it "boot hill." >> meanwhile, back at billings... >> when the railroad came in, billings grew so quickly, on