Bannack, Montana
To say that Bannack is located in an isolated region of Montana is an understatement. Despite the lack of telephones, the word got out, so the prospectors, as well as their families, moved here after John White had found gold on Grasshopper Creek in 1862.
According to the Bannack’s official website, the community reached its peak in 1863 with 3,000 townspeople and 2,000 more folks living by the creek. In 1864, the town was named the First Territorial Capital of Montana. Unluckily, the honor lasted one year.
By 1865, everyone was going on to Alder Gulch, where gold had been discovered in 1863. Virginia City eventually became Montana’s capital city, making Bannack an abandoned town.
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