Nevada City, MT Ghost Town
Ghost town of the Alder Gulch Gold field in Southwestern Montana.
Nevada City - A Montana Ghost Town - near Virginia City, Montana, MT
Nevada City - A Montana Ghost Town - near Virginia City, Montana
Walk with us through historic Nevada City and Virginia City, Montana spaced only one mile apart. The towns have been restored as an outdoor historical museum, linked by railroad. They are mostly owned by the State of Montana and operated by the Montana Heritage Commission, with more than 90 historic buildings from various places around Montana. Most structures are original but some are re-created. Tour the town in a genuine vintage fire engine complete with warning bell.
Virginia City - A Montana Ghost Town - near Nevada City, Montana MT
Virginia City - A Montana Ghost Town - near Nevada City, Montana
Walk the streets of a gold-rich Montana boomtown of the 1860's, a lawless town of thousands. Most of Montana was then under the rule of the infamous road agents, the Montana Vigilantes, which operated on both sides of the law. Their secret motto, 3-7-77 is still on the badges, patches, and car door insignia of the Montana Highway Patrol. The towns population is now 190 and is a summer tourist destination.
In the 1940s, Charles and Sue Bovey began buying the town, putting much needed maintenance into failing structures. The ghost town of Virginia City began to be restored for tourism in the 1950s. Most of the city is now owned by the state government and is a National Historic Landmark operated as an open air museum.
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Virginia City, Montana.. Ghost Town
By definition, Virginia City, Montana is a ghost town, yet it is very much alive. Frozen in time, this historic city provides one of the best-preserved examples of the many mining camps of the American West.
Perched high in the Rocky Mountains in a bowl along Alder Gulch, Virginia City got its start when gold was discovered in Alder Gulch in 1863. Planning on keeping their discovery a secret, the men traveled to Bannack, some 60 miles to the southwest, for supplies. However, several sharp-eyed prospectors noticed their gold-filled sacks and when the men returned to Alder Gulch, some 200 miners were following them. News spread quickly and before long the area was flooded with prospectors living in makeshift shacks, tents, caves, or simply sleeping beneath the trees.
In the meantime, the nation was in the midst of the Civil War and though the gold brought emigrants from all over the world, overwhelmingly the influx of miners were rebels” from the South. Just weeks later, on June 16th, a town company began to plat the settlement. The intended on naming the town Verona, a misspelling of Varina,” the wife of Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America. However, the newly elected miners' court judge, Dr. G. G. Bissell, was an equally stubborn Unionist who submitted the name Virginia instead.
The majority of avowed secessionists living in the camp, which was then part of Idaho Territory and therefore belonging to the Union, made it primarily a southern” town, with its residents’ sympathies lying with the Confederates. Furthermore, the camp was producing enough gold to win the Civil War for whoever could capture it. Due to this strategic position, President Lincoln soon sent northern emigrants into the mining camp to help hold the gold for the North. This of course caused all kinds of tension in the new city, which quickly became one of the most lawless places in the American West.
Virginia City, Montana With in a year, some 10,000 people were living in a number of mining camps lining the gulch and in 1864 Congress created the new territory of Montana, separating it from Idaho Territory. Bannack, the site of the first gold strike in the area, became the territory’s first capitol. However, just a year later, Virginia City had gained so much influence that the capitol was moved. Rapidly becoming the territory’s social center and transportation hub, the shanties and tents were replaced by permanent buildings and Virginia City became home to Montana's first public school, newspaper, and telegraph.
Virginia City and nearby Nevada City became known as the site of the richest placer gold strike in the Rocky Mountains. In the first three years alone, an estimated $30 million worth of gold was removed from the gulch.
Sheriff Henry Plummer Though a few of the miners made their fortunes in the gold fields, and even more businessmen became wealthy, there was yet another group who planned on gaining riches another way. These were the many road agents operating in the area Though historians dispute this today, the robbers and thieves were said to have been led by none other than the Sheriff, himself – Henry Plummer.
Time after time, miners, freight haulers, and stagecoaches lost anything of value to the bandits lurking about the trails to and from Virginia City. As a result, a secret society of vigilantes was formed to stop the outlaws. Lynchings became the common event of the day as the vigilantes hunted down the road agents, one by one, and stringing them up in the streets of Virginia City and Bannack. Though history now questions whether the many crimes were committed by highwaymen or perhaps the vigilantes, themselves, their is no question that the settlement was extreme in its lawlessness and violence.
No sooner than Virginia City had began to boom, when the city began its gradual decline. When gold was discovered in Last Chance Gulch in what is today Helena, the fickle miners began to move. Though gold continued to be found in the area, by the early 1870’s Virginia City's population had been reduced to only a few hundred. In 1875, the territorial capitol was moved to Helena and Virginia City was on her way to becoming a ghost town.
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Ghost Town - Castle City, Montana from Above in High Definition (HD)
Ghost Town (Castle City) - To get you in the mood for Halloween 2014, we thought we'd share with you some unique footage of this spooky ghost town in the USA. It was abandoned in 1893, but before that was a 'haunt' of Calamity Jane, who opened a restaurant here in the 1880s.
Hope this sets the scene for a Happy Halloween!
Nevada City California
Civilization on the Edge Of Wilderness.
Visit this beautiful and historic town in the Sierra Foothills.
Semi Abandoned Town In Nevada Desert - Creepy Buildings, Abandoned Cars & More
Driving between Las Vegas and Reno Nevada on Hwy 95, you come across the strange little semi - abandoned town of Goldfield. I often wonder what people do for a living here because really, there is pretty much nothing around for miles. This spooky town is very close to the infamous and kinda creepy Area 51. Abandoned cars in the streets and yards, abandoned homes, storage containers out in the open, deserted buildings, closed businesses all boarded up...it just seems so weird when you come from a large city environment! We LOVE it though...it's so unique! Just one of the many crazy sights you'll come across exploring the Nevada desert...truly...there is nothing quite like it! ~Kenneth King Bear
Nevada City History
Produced by Rhonda Rogers for Mountain Monitor.
Produced at Atwood Video Productions.
Nevada City, MT - Jack Slade's End
VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED
This is a reenactment of a real occurrence on March 10, 1864 when Joseph Alfred Jack Slade was lynched for disturbing the peace while intoxicated.
The actors clearly love their job and were great about answering questions about the events plus revealing how they do the hanging effect (parachute straps). Come down to Nevada City, MT before the season ends!
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VIDEO FORMAT: Avi - XVid
RUNTIME: 25:13
ASPECT RATIO: 1.85:1
Chloride City Ghost Town | Abandoned California Mining Town | USA | HD
Chloride City is a ghost town in Inyo County, California, USA. It is located 8.5 miles (14 km) north-northeast of Beatty Junction, at an elevation of 4,770 ft (1,450 m). The former settlement is now in Death Valley National Park. The town was established in 1905 when the Bullfrog, Nevada, gold discovery brought people into the area. The ghost town contains numerous adits, dumps, and the grave of James McKay, of whom nothing is known. The town also holds the remains of three stamp mills.
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Bannack Ghost Town
Bannack state park in Montana
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Deserted Ghost Town, Bannack Montana. An old mining town that is now a State Park.
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From Boomtown to Ghost Town - Virginia City, Montana
Virginia City was founded after gold was discovered near Alder Creek in 1863. The boomtown became the capital of the newly established territory of Montana in 1865, and held onto that role for 10 years. A number of Montana firsts took place in Virginia City.
Due to rampant crime, a vigilante group, the Vigilance Committee, took matters into their own hands until territorial law enforcement could be established.
Like many mining boomtowns, things eventually went bust, and Virginia City became a ghost town. In the 1940s, Charles and Sue Bovey started to buy up the town and began to restore it, resulting in the establishment of the Historic District of Virginia City and Nevada City.
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C14A1852 - Madison County Courthouse
C14A1872 - Kiskadden Stone Block was Virginia City's first stone building; it is believed that the Vigilantes met upstairs
C14A1855 - The Hangman's Building, where in 1864 the Vigilantes hanged five road agents; it would later house the Virginia City Water Company, run by Sarah Bickford; born a slave, and widowed twice, Bickford came to own the city's water utility; enterprising as ever, she installed a trap door which for a fee she would open so visitors could see the beam that the Vigilantes use to hang the road agents
C14A1885 - Once a stable, this building was converted into the Opera House, a theatre that is home to the Virginia City Players, the oldest professional acting company in Montana
C14A1888 - This shop was restored to its historic appearance
C14A1895 - Virginia City retains its old west character
C14A1901 - Stonewall Hall was one of several places where the Montana territorial legislature met and the oldest one still standing
C14A1907 - Boot Hill Cemetery was Virginia City's first cemetery and where the five road agents killed by the Vigilantes were buried; their graves were marked in 1899
Nevada City Living History 2017
A compilation of our 2017 season at Living History in Nevada City!
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Virginia City, Nevada
Recorded June 19, 1999.
Virginia City is one of the oldest established cities in Nevada. Like many cities and towns in the state, Virginia City was a mining boomtown; in fact it is one of the most famous boomtowns in the Old West as it virtually appeared overnight as a result of the Comstock Lode silver strike of 1859. During its peak, Virginia City had a population of nearly 30,000 residents. When the Comstock Lode ended in 1898, the city's population declined sharply.
The population of Virginia City is 1,000 people in the town. Virginia City was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1961. This in effect created a Virginia City Historic District. Today, Virginia City is but a shadow of its former glory, however, it still draws over 2 million visitors per year. It is one of the nation's larger National Historic Landmarks and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Keeping with tradition, Virginia City does not have any chain stores or fast food restaurants.
This video covers my short visit to the town in June 1999.
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Castle City - ghost town
- Skyworks were privileged to be able to film over 60 hours of aerial footage from Montana and Wyoming in 2012. The ghost town of Castle City in Montana is a truly spectacular example of ghost towns - and filmed from the air, it looks quite eerie... we've given it a bit of a treatment to show how our aerial footage can be put to work. For more examples of our aerial video footage - all in full HD - go to
Montana Ghost Towns: A Trip Through The Area's Storied Past (2019 Travel Guide)
To really get to know Montana, take a road trip to its old mining camps and ghost towns, places that tell the story of its Wild West gold, silver and copper past, along with their booms and busts. Start with a visit to Virginia City, a place miners flocked in 1863 in search of a big time payday. The old west Victorian gold mining town sprung up and today a walk along a wooden boardwalk shows partially restored historic buildings. Today, you will find period displays illustrating what life was like during the booming frontier days with everything from outfitted stables, old time carriages and toy stores complete with home made dolls and blocks.
Next up, we visit Bannack State Park you will find one of America’s best preserved ghost towns. Bannack was the state’s first capital (until it moved to Virginia City after gold was discovered here) and in 1862 became the first place gold was discovered. Today, the town is preserved as it was during the gold-rush-era with more than 100 log buildings, some with decorative facades. During its peak, the town was home to hotels, bakeries, blacksmith shops, stables, a grocery store, brewery and saloons.
Strange Creepy Town Near Area 51 - Semi Abandoned Town in Nevada Desert - The REAL Loneliest Road!
I decided to finally take a remote back-road trick route I'd always wanted to try bypassing Tonopah on the way up from Las Vegas to Reno, Nevada. Wow, what a strange trip! A little single lane road in the middle of nowhere complete with a bizarre, sort of spooky and creepy (in a way), semi-ghost town! One of the oddest abandoned places we've seen in our years of desert travel. In over 2 hours of driving we saw not ONE other car...nor a single human being. Even when driving through the little town itself. Abandoned cars, trucks..even abandoned soda machines! But not a soul did we see! Haha..I thought being so close to area 51...maybe the aliens abducted everyone! Looks kinda like Fallout New Vegas or Nuketown. a scene straight from GTA! This is why we LOVE Nevada!! No place like it on Earth! ~Kenneth King Bear