 Listen carefully to the silence, broken only by sagging doors creaking on rusty hinges, and the ghosts that whistle like a mournful wind through the gaping cracks in the weather-beaten walls. These are the sounds of Montana's ghost towns, and they still echo the spirit of the Gold Rusher era.When the cry of "Eureka!" chronicled another strike, the echo reverberated through the streets of every American city, town and village. It was hard to resist Terre Haute, Indiana, Express newspaper writer John Soule's advice when he wrote in 1851, "Go West, young man." "Go West" became the mantra for the great American Westward migration in the middle of the 19th century.
going West today can bring and RVer to what are not Montana's ghost towens, the remains of the state's golden years. this destination is a unique mix of scenic drives and historic displays. You can find gost towns from Bannach to Virginia city a route that once was riddled with robberies, holdups and murders.
a major attraction of Nevada City today is its living-history weekends, with about 40 period-correct costumed interpreters wandering the streets and engaged in typical activities of the day.
Its a place where you can spend days and never see it all. Don't miss it. Great RV camping.
courtesy of
ghosttowns.com
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