The Montana Ghost Town Preservation Society

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The Montana Ghost Town Preservation Society More than 600 mining camps and towns existed at some time in Montana's past.

Most were temporary encampments with shelter provided by tents, shacks, lean-tos and quickly built log cabins. Evidence of many of these camps vanished almost as quickly as they had appeared when their inhabitants followed rumors of other strikes. The ghosts of many other towns remained essentially undisturbed for years due to their often isolated locations. However, increased mobility of people after WW II increased the human impact on ghost towns. That impact became most acute beginning in the late '60s when weathered wood came into vogue for paneling in home and businesses. Sensing the value of Montana's ghost towns and aware of the rapid rate at which they were disappearing, four concerned Bozemanites founded the non-profit Montana Ghost Town Preservation Society in 1969. The goal of the Society was defined "to preserve and maintain ghost towns and historic sties in the state of Montana, and to develop an appreciation of the cultural benefits in the sites, buildings, and artifacts that are part of the living museum formed from the beginnings of Montana."

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P. O. Box 1861
Bozeman, MT
59771

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