Located in the lower southwestern portion of the state, this is a ghost town that has been taken over by the state to prevent vandalism and decay. It became a gold mining camp in 1862, swelling from 400 people to 3,000 over that winter.
We were the only campers in the campground, and for good reason; no hookups, and the temps were in the 20's at night.
We were met by one of the caretakers who told us a little about the town. Just about all the buildings are open to the public, and we had a brochure to guide us. Unfortunately, my camera battery (and the backup one) failed, so we only got a limited number of pics.
This building started out as the courthouse, but that got moved to Dillon, and was turned into the Hotel Meade.
The inside of the hotel has restorative work going on. We were amazed that we could just wander up and down the stairs through the building with no restrictions. Very cool.
I am standing at the bar in what was called Skinner's Saloon. Many a poor soul was shot and killed here, sometimes just because they got in the way of a stray bullet being fired by drunken patrons.
At the end of the street, several large pieces of mining equipment are laid out for inspection.
1 comment:
Love the pic's of Bannack~~~What about a B&B? Steed's Inn?
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