While the Treasure State today is best known for its natural treasures, including Glacier and Yellowstone National Parks, settlers first came to the Montana territory to unearth treasures from the ...

The Montana Ghost Town Preservation Society was founded in 1969 by John DeHass, ... When they were abandoned, many were left undisturbed for years. However, ...

HELENA, Mont., May 2, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- During the late 1850s, the gold rush was booming in Montana. As the gold disappeared, so did the people, leaving behind deserted towns. Exploring Montana ...

What was it like, living in western Montana in its earliest days? That’s been the essence of my stories over the last decade.

Montana Towns Abandoned by People Seeking Riches in the Big Snowy Mountains. Share full article. Special to The New York Times. Aug. 9, 1901; ...

Today it’s Alabama’s best-known ghost town and an archeological park where visitors can see the abandoned streets, cemeteries, and other historic ruins. 9. Garnet, Montana ...

The town of Coalridge is located in Sheridan County, which, according to the Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology’s abandoned and inactive mines database, has an estimated 40 abandoned mines ...

By the 1920s, the population hovered around 100; in 1942, the post office closed and Bodie was abandoned. Today, the town’s only full-time residents are park rangers who will gladly take you on ...

While the term "ghost town" may sound like a village haunted by spirits, it actually refers to an old, abandoned city. America's western states are full of these towns; many were founded during ...