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This is what is left of the tiny town of Bannack, Mt. It began in 1853, and most of the people who were the for the gold rush, left by 1900. Some stayed on, and in the 1950's there were still a few families there. Now no one lives in what's left, other then the Park Ranger, she lives in a Modular home on the outskirts of Bannack. The Hotel Meade stands tall and there are small homes left with many of the old things from long ago. There is still the school house, barber shop, church, jail, and more. They are kept up, repaired constantly, to the places as protected from the severe winter snows and the summers hot dry sun. It's a most lovely place to go visit. There is Grasshopper Creek, where the gold was panned, and a lovely camping area right next to the Creek. It's so silent there, you hear nothing except the soft breezes carressing the hills. Bannack is a State Park and is near the small western town of Dillon, Mt.(This is also a photo I scanned, please do comment)