Bannack
| Bannack was the first territorial
capital of Montana, with the primary attraction being a rich gold strike
in the 1860's. It had other "firsts" such
as the first jail, hotel, chartered Masonic lodge, hard rock mine,
electric gold dredge, quartz stamped mill and commercial saw mill. At one time, 3000 folks lived in Bannack,
many of them
prospectors. Others, including the sheriff Henry Plumber, found more
creative ways to get rich, such as robbery and murder. Eventually,
after approximately 100 victims, the sheriff and his gang were discovered and
promptly hanged by a group
of vigilantes. The present-day ghostly form of Bannack is
very well preserved and offers a rare opportunity for your imagination to wander back
to those storied times. This is particularly true on the third week-end
in July, during Bannack Days, a celebration and revival of the gold rush
era and frontier life.
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