Bannack Ghost Town

Rita and I drove four hours from Missoula to Bannack State Park. The site is a gold discovery settlement from 1862.  The town lived and died with advancements of gold mining over the years.  It was abandoned in the 1950's.  Click pictures for larger views.

Stopping to catch the sights along Hiway 278.

View of the town from the cemetary hill.

Residence door.

Classroom with inkwell holes in the desks.

Sturdy brick hotel.

Inner doors of the hotel's safe.

Hotel staircase from the lobby to the rooms.

Brands burned into the inside timbers in one of the buildings.

Part of a wagon left out in the field.