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Bannack

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Bannack , SW Mont. Founded in 1862 when gold was discovered along Grasshopper Creek, Bannack was the first town in Montana and was the first territorial capital (1864-65). It declined when many miners left the thin deposits for the richer gold of Virginia City. Bannack is now a state park. Author not available, BANNACK. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more

Bozeman Trail
...gold-rush trail created in 1862 by U.S. explorer John Bozeman, extending approximately 400 miles (644 km) from Laramie, Wyoming, to Bannack, Montana. The trail cut through the Powder River Basin, which was prime hunting area guaranteed to the Sioux by the Fort Laramie... Read more

John M. Bozeman
...he went to the gold fields of Colorado (1861) and Montana (1862). In the winter of 1862-63 he traveled with a companion from Bannack, Mont., to Colorado by a route lying E of the Bighorn Mts. through lands reserved by treaty to the Native Americans. Since... Read more

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	Bannack State Park: A gate in time ; Yon can find Bannack State Park forty minutes southwest of...the easy pickings of placer gold swelled Bannack's population-for exactly ten months. On...The quartet's studied nonchalance at a Bannack saloon triggered Montana's next major... Read more
	Gold Along Grasshopper Creek - A Montana Ghost Town Clings to Life. ; ...misspelled the town's name, changing it to Bannack. The original town consisted of tents...criminal and leader of the largest gang of Bannack desperadoes! His contacts as sheriff gave...1864 Montana became a territory, with Bannack as its first capital. By then, gold was... Read more
	Montana's gold set another battleground; Secessionist challenge to U.S. control.(SATURDAY)(THE CIVIL WAR) ; ...in the area of the Mullen Road, then in Bannack in 1862 and finally in Virginia City in...Vigilante associates eventually hanged in Bannack in January 1864 after his gang had accounted...his party diverted to new discoveries at Bannack. These newcomers were brought from St... Read more
	Comet, Montana: The Architecture of Abandonment ; ...numerous and once-prosperous mining communities. From abandoned stone foundations and lonely log cabins to the well-preserved Bannack and Virginia City, these ghost towns with their dark beauty and mysterious air attract visitors and offer a window into the... Read more
	A Rashomon Night: Montana Vigilantes and the Subjective Question of Guilt ; ...amassed during the spring and summer. In Bannack a traveler would come into George Ghrisman...stagecoach bound from Virginia City to Bannack and was surprised to find Plummer sitting...and carry out the crime on the road from Bannack to Salt Lake City. When the coach arrived... Read more
	Globetrotting ; ...everything you want to know at www.mainefoliage.com. -- HALLOWEEN HAUNTINGS. The colorful history of Bannack, Mont., lends itself to the annual Bannack Ghost Walk, which this year will be Oct. 28 and 29 (by reservation only, 406-834-2413). The ghost... Read more
	The Style Invitational: The Horses ; ...Arbitrate; Aristocat; Atfirst Blush; Atswhatimtalknbout; Auto City; Awesome Rush; Awesome Time; Awesome of Course; Badge of Silver; Bannack; Bham; Bierstadt; Big American Force; Big Country; Bishop Court Hill; Blackinton; Blakelock; Blazing Freedom; Bluegrass Spirit... Read more
	Big Sky's hot spots, hot springs.(TRAVEL) ; ...cowboyandfishing.com. The address is 101 Main St. in Ennis. Bannack State Park, 406/834-3413, is 26 miles southwest of Dillon...summer and fall. The third weekend each July is designated as Bannack Days, when the town comes back to life as visitors celebrate... Read more
	If you go ; ...year in ceremonies marking the 125th anniversary. Contact: (406) 689-3155; www.nps.gov/biho. BANNACK STATE PARK Bannack, (406) 834-3413; www.bannack.org, once was called the "Toughest Town in the West." It was ruled by a corrupt sheriff, Henry... Read more
	MONTANA'S GOLD COUNTRY. ; ...first gold in Montana was discovered in Bannack, the state's first capital, in July...majority of the population moved on. Bannack is a true ghost town with over 50 well-preserved buildings situated in Bannack State Park near Dillon. Its visitor... Read more

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