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[[Image:Hotel Meade.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Hotel Meade pictured in 2006.]] | |||
[[Hotel Meade]] is an abandoned hotel located in the deserted ghost town of Bannack, Montana, U.S.A. It has a history of [[paranormal]] activity, including sightings of [[ghost|ghostly]] figures and [[E.V.P.]] | [[Hotel Meade]] is an abandoned hotel located in the deserted ghost town of Bannack, Montana, U.S.A. It has a history of [[paranormal]] activity, including sightings of [[ghost|ghostly]] figures and [[E.V.P.]] | ||
Revision as of 14:47, 27 December 2008
Hotel Meade is an abandoned hotel located in the deserted ghost town of Bannack, Montana, U.S.A. It has a history of paranormal activity, including sightings of ghostly figures and E.V.P.
History
Bannack was the first territorial capital of Montana, and during the 1862 gold rush its population exceeded 10,000. Typical of such prospecting frontier locations, Bannack had the reputation of being one of the West's most violent towns. The hotel was first constructed in 1875 as the County Courthouse until the county seat transferred to Dillon in 1881. The building stood empty until 1890, when it was purchased by Dr. Meade who operated it as a hotel and social center until the 1940s. The building remains remarkably well-preserved and still has traces of its former grandeur, including fine wallpaper in its now-empty rooms, and a huge, spiral staircase. The town is now completely abandoned but remains one of the best preserved ghost towns in the state.
Bannack is also believed to be the only town in the west to have had the leader of an outlaw gang, Henry Plummer, as its sheriff. The stagecoach route between Bannack and Virginia City was the scene of holdups, robberies and murders that made it almost impossible to travel the road safely. Having fled from California and Nevada to Montana, outlaw Plummer posed as a law abiding, God fearing citizen of Bannack and persuaded the citizenry to elect hims Sheriff. Plummer and his gang of outlaws were responsible for over a hundred murders before he was finally uncovered as the gang leader. A gallows was imediately erected behind the town's saloon and he was hanged along with several members of his gang.
Location
To reach the town, follow Interstate 15 SW of Dillon, then Highway 278, then follow the sign over four miles of gravel road to Bannack.
Sources
- Britton, Vickie Montana Ghost Town Hotels. Suite101.com Retrieved 27 December 2008
- Chenoweth, Henry Bannackghosttowns.com Retrieved 27 December 2008