BANNACK, Mont. — Between Jackson and Dillon, you'll find the ghost town that paved the way for the creation of the Montana Territory. When gold was discovered at Grasshopper Creek in 1862, fortune ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Officials with the U.S. Forest Service say crews have made progress on the Bannack Fire in southwest Montana, bringing it to 35-percent containment Friday. The fire is burning one ...

Directions: Take I-90 east into Montana. Turn south on I-15 and just past Dillon take exit 59 (Highway 278). Drive west on Highway 278 for 18 miles. Turn south onto the Bannock Road and travel 4 miles ...

The Nevada City Living History Museum goes to great lengths during its summer season to make sure everything in the old mining town is historically accurate. “We still have a little mix of that with ...

BANNACK — Visitors to Bannack State Park will hear some great country and western music on Saturday, July 31. John Westbrook and Larry Gibson will perform starting at 7 p.m. in the old church building ...

Abandoned buildings in Bannack ghost town, Montana - Sue Smith/Shutterstock As the United States began expanding westward after the American Revolution, new settlements sprang up across the prairies ...

BANNACK - A wildfire burning near a historic ghost town expanded to 151 acres this week but growth slowed as firefighters made progress. The July 25 update says the fire is at 20 percent containment.

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