Bannack, Montana
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Bannack, Montana is a historic ghost town that briefly boomed as one of the earliest major gold-mining camps in the American West and served as the first territorial capital of Montana.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ghost town
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historic town ⓘ |
| boomPeriod | 1860s ⓘ |
| capitalEndDate | 1865 ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Montana Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalStartDate | 1864 ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid, high-elevation interior West climate ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| declineCause |
depletion of easily worked gold deposits
ⓘ
shift of territorial capital to Virginia City ⓘ |
| distanceToDillon | approximately 25 miles southwest ⓘ |
| economicBasis | gold mining ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 5,800 feet ⓘ |
| foundingYear | 1862 ⓘ |
| governingBody | State of Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
former populated place in Beaverhead County, Montana
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ghost towns in Montana ⓘ mining communities in Montana ⓘ state parks of Montana ⓘ |
| hasEvent | annual Bannack Days celebration ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Bannack Courthouse
NERFINISHED
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Masonic Lodge and school building NERFINISHED ⓘ Meade Hotel NERFINISHED ⓘ historic church ⓘ numerous preserved wooden buildings ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1961 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early major gold-mining camp in the American West
ⓘ
first territorial capital of Montana ⓘ gold discovery in 1862 ⓘ |
| listedOn | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
American West
NERFINISHED
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Beaverhead County, Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ Montana ⓘ |
| locatedOnWatercourse | Grasshopper Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Captain William Bannack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestCity | Dillon, Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NRHPListingDate | 1966 ⓘ |
| operator | Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Bannack State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationStatus | largely abandoned ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | one of the best-preserved ghost towns in Montana ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Virginia City, Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadAccess | Montana Secondary Highway 278 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourism | open to the public as a state park ⓘ |
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