Wandering Woman Montana: The Ultimate Road Trip: One Woman’s Journey Across the United States by Car

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Wandering Woman: Montana is for People Who Love:

A Good Ghost Story

In 1915, a small girl named Dorothy Dunn drowned in nearby Grasshopper Creek. She had her sister Fern Dunn, and good friend Ruth Wornick with her in the water, and none could swim.

A young resident of Bannack named Smith Paddock heard the girls and was able to jump in and rescue Fern and Ruth, but Dorothy drowned, at the age of 16.

In the Meade Hotel, a large two story brick building built in 1875, the figure of a girl dressed in a long blue dress has been seen. It’s thought to be the ghost of Dorothy. The Hotel Meade was a favorite place for Dorothy to get together with her friends, one of whom was Bertie Matthews.

Bertie has seen the ghost of Dorothy upstairs on the second floor of the hotel. Many visitors to the hotel sense a cold feeling when they climb the elegant, curved staircase to the second floor.

An Intriguing Ghost Town

Garnet was born when gold was found in the Garnet Range in the 1870s, but the area was difficult to get to, so prospectors went to other easier silver deposits in Montana and Idaho. The silver crash of 1893 led them back to old gold claims, including Garnet.

The town sprung to life in 1895, and in 1897, Garnet had a post office. The town boasted about 1000 residents by the end of the nineteenth century. Garnet was a town of families. It did have saloons and brothels, but it also had a candy store, doctor’s office, and a miner’s union hall, where disputes between miners were settled.

You will enjoy the many tools and personal items left behind in the buildings. Garnet has all of the ambience of a mountain mining community, looking as if residents left only yesterday.

You can visit the 1897 J. K. Wells hotel, a fine hotel in its day. Also in town are many residences, the blacksmith’s shop, the jail, post office, and school. Garnet is a must-see ghost town.

A Famous Battlefield

Little Bighorn Battlefield is serene and stunning. You won’t forget it. You can feel the history as you walk around. It’s a very emotional place, and the bravery and sadness of all involved just shouts out at you.

The graves are plentiful, marked by white marble markers across the landscape. Outside the cemetery, there are some individual tombstones, placed where soldiers and Indian warriors actually fell.

You can visit the hill of “Custer’s last stand” which is marked by scattered tombstones where the soldiers fell at the final onslaught of Indian fire.

The beautiful Native American Memorial is a must see. Warriors ride galloping horses, their outlines sculpted out of metal. They are striking figures against a backdrop of earth and sky.

Lewis & Clark History

Pompey’s Pillar is a large sandstone outcropping with huge historical significance. It’s where William Clark climbed to the top to look for Meriwether Lewis. While there, Clark carved his initials and the date of July 25, 1806.

His signature is joined by those of many other explorers, pioneers, and settlers. Clark named the site after Sacagawea’s young son, Pomp, who traveled with them.

The site is beautiful, next to the Yellowstone River. The area of Pompey’s Pillar has seen human occupation for over 11,000 years.

“At 4 pm I arrived at a remarkable rock…This rock which I shall call Pompy’s Tower is 200 feet high and 400 paces in circumference. The natives have ingraved on the face of this rock the figures of animals, near which I marked my name and the day of the month & year” The journal of William Clark July 25, 1806.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09Y4W7VXK
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Julie Bettendorf (April 14, 2022)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 168 pages
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8986028408
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.4 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 0.38 x 8 inches