The project took its name from the town of Huntley, a station on the Northern Pacific Railroad. In 1907 the new Huntley Project townsites of Worden, Ballantine, and Pompeys Pillar were laid out at intervals of about six miles along the railroad. On May 21, 1907, President Theodore Roosevelt declared the Pryor Division to be open for settlement.
The project was named after Huntley, a station on the Northern Pacific Railroad. The new towns of Worden, Ballantine, and Pompeys Pillar were laid out along the railroad at intervals of six miles. President Theodore Roosevelt opened the Pryor Division for settlement on May 21, 1907.