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Garnet

Montana's best-preserved ghost town

The ghost town of Garnet, Montana
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Garnet, in the mountains of western Montana, was a gold-mining town of around 1,000 people around 1900. It faded quickly as the gold ran out and a 1912 fire destroyed much of the business district. Managed today by the Bureau of Land Management, it is considered Montana's best-preserved ghost town, with dozens of weathered log and frame buildings.

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