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Methodist Church, Bannack, Montana, a ghost town preserved as a Montana State Park. Camping is peaceful, the town historic. A remnant of Montana's gold mining history the park is west of Dillon, Montana a few miles off State Highway 278. Built in 1873, the only building in town built for worship.
Douglas H. Orton
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