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Description
Professor Terrence McGlynn narrates this episode about the Montana ghost towns of Virginia City and Bannack, explaining that these towns were in the state’s richest mining district known as Alder Gulch. Leo Maney discusses Virginia City and the outlaw group called The Innocents, headed by Henry Plummer. He also explains a long-standing disagreement about which town was the first territorial capital. Talking about Bannack, they recall that the town was home to the first electric dredge. Discussing Virginia City, they describe that approximately 100 million dollars worth of gold has been extracted from the area. They talk about the Montana Post, the first newspaper in Montana, and explain that Virginia City is more of a museum than a ghost town. Student Bill Black also discusses the Bearmouth-Garnet area which has very few remains.
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Document Type
Audio File
Subjects
Montana -- History; Ghost towns -- Montana; Mines and mineral resources -- Montana -- History; Gold mines and mining -- Montana – History; Silver mines and mining -- Montana – History; Virginia City, Montana; Bannack (Mont.) -- History; Bannack Mining District (Mont.) – History; Alder Gulch (Madison County, Mont.) -- History; Plummer, Henry Amos, -1864; The Innocents; Montana Post newspaper; Bearmouth (Mont.) -- History; Garnet (Mont.) -- History; Abandoned towns, Montana; McGlynn, Terrence D., 1928-1984; Maney, Leo; Black, Bill; The Innocents; Montana Post (Virginia City, Montana)
Original Date
1975
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Ghost Towns of Montana Audio Recordings Collection, OH 038, Archives and Special Collections, Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula
Digital Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights
Copyright to this collection is held by the interview participants and by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections: (406) 243-2053 / library.archives@umontana.edu
Oral History Number
OH 038-003
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (60 min.) analog + 1 tape counter index (3 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:11:43 minutes
Local Filename
OH_038_003.mp3; OH_038_003_TCI.pdf
Citation
McGlynn, Terrence; Maney, Leo; and Black, Bill, "Audio recording of Terrence McGlynn, Leo Maney, and Bill Black, circa 1975" (1975). Ghost Towns of Montana Audio Recordings Collection. 3.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/mtghosttowns_audiorecordings/3