Pony Montana (Ghost Town)

One of the great things about living in Montana other then all the scenic beauty, is the abundance of history contained from the times of the gold rush. Within 1 or 2 hours of where I live there are 8 ghost towns. Today I am including pictures from the second one that we went to yesterday. The one in today's pictures is called Pony which was a mining town that was started back in the late 1800's. Unlike Maudlow, from the post titled "Ghost Towns", the remaining buildings seem to be watched after a little better and not being taken down for parts. This town though does still have several people still living there today.

Photography is a great way to be able to capture parts of history. There is no way of knowing when something might happen that might damage or destroy places, through nature or other means, and pictures that were taken by people like you are all that may remain for places to be remembered.

So grab your camera, go out and look for those hidden historical treasures near you and take pictures. Be safe when doing so, you never know what dangers may be lurking around, and have fun.

Feel free in the comments below to put a picture of a historical place near you and maybe history to go with it.

Bank Located in Pony, Montana 

Closed Store Fronts Along the Main Street

Public School in Pony, Montana

This looks like it could be an old mine building, I believe that it is being used as a private residence now though.

This is what remains of an old gold mill. The 2 stone walls are the only remnants still standing of the structure that operated from 1884-1926.

Some of the buildings it will take more research to know what they were for sure but that is part of the fun of history, continuing to learn new things all the time.