Gold Creek - Montana Ghost Town

GOLD CREEK

NAME: Gold Creek
COUNTY: Powell
ROADS: 2WD
GRID: 1
CLIMATE: Cold winter with snow and cool summer.
BEST TIME TO VISIT: Summer.

COMMENTS: Not too far from Helena.
REMAINS: Very little.

Most of what is known about Gold Creek comes from the diaries of two brothers, Granville and James Stuart. James was sheriff of Missoula County and like his brother recorded little in his diary concerning the history of Gold Creek. What is known is the town was never over populated with miners and the usual hangers-on the reason being the deposits at Gold Creek showed signs of early depletion. That was enough to encourage most residents to leave town and most did within a few weeks after hearing word of gold discoveries at Bannack, Alder Gulch and others. Submitted by Henry Chenowith.	Gold Creek Courtesy Russell Beere

Most of what is known about Gold Creek comes from the diaries of two brothers, Granville and James Stuart. James was sheriff of Missoula County and like his brother recorded little in his diary concerning the history of Gold Creek. What is known is the town was never over populated with miners and the usual hangers-on the reason being the deposits at Gold Creek showed signs of early depletion. That was enough to encourage most residents to leave town and most did within a few weeks after hearing word of gold discoveries at Bannack, Alder Gulch and others. Submitted by Henry Chenowith.

Gold Creek
Courtesy Russell Beere

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