This is another old image from our Montana trip in 2002. This was taken in Bannack State Park. The town of Bannack was established in the late 1800's when there was a gold rush on nearby Grasshopper Creek. At one point in time it was the territorial capital. The remaining buildings are protected within the townsite, which is now a state park. The authorities are preserving the buildings to the extent that they do not collapse or fall into ruin. But they are not being restored. This is the main lobby of the Hotel Meade, a stately old building and one of the most prominent in town. There are a number of other interesting buildings including stores, a masonic temple, some churches, as well as an old graveyard.
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