Montanas Most UNBELIEVABLE Ghost Town

[@MerryDowner]

I just like these places you visit I love all historic furniture and stove and the building's.

[@PinInTheAtlas]

They are so interesting Merry. I have a fascination for the stoves especially.

[@brianshersby8979]

Hi Steve and Andrea - what an intrguing and well preserved plavce set in a beautiful location. They sure knew how to deal with bent law men in those days

[@PinInTheAtlas]

They certainly did Brian.

[@chrisblack8390]

That was one of the coolest towns ever!!!! So well taken care of. That was excellent! Thanks

[@PinInTheAtlas]

Ah ha. It just came through.

[@jennyneverlost8645]

Steve told the door telepathically to stay closed. 😂

[@tinadelwiche416]

Bannack is a very haunted place at night. It’s thick with history and all those hangings and outlaw shoot outs. Makes it that way. But what ghost town isn’t. Plus the gallows. Ty

[@PinInTheAtlas]

We had a great time walking around. Didn’t even see everything. That place is massive. Would love to go back at night

[@tinadelwiche416]

@@PinInTheAtlas yes,, it would be worth it

[@lesleyrobbins1137]

Always happy to see our western history restored and preserved. I swear as you guys were walking through some of those buildings that I could feel the presence of some of the former townspeople.

[@PinInTheAtlas]

We didn’t catch anything on Camera Lesley. But you never know!

[@coffeenut9154]

loved this one love the old west and how things were done town kinda reminds me of walnut grove

[@PinInTheAtlas]

I can see walnut grove. Glad you enjoyed it

[@kerryjacobson5465]

Good to see how those old buildings are still hanging in there! The house in California you're referring to, is the Winchester Mystery House. I used to live a bike ride away from there, back in the early 80s! Thanks for the tour of a great ghost town!

[@PinInTheAtlas]

You’re welcome Kerry. One day we will make it to the Mystery House. I’ve had it pinned for a while.

[@dezertraider]

VERY GOOD PRODUCTION..REALLY ENJOYED THIS ONE VERY MUCH..SO NICE TO SEE BLUE SKY AND WARM WX..ONE COULD ALMOST SMELL THE HISTORY AS YOU WALK IN TO THE ROOMS..SAFE TRAVELS ,THANK YOU

[@PinInTheAtlas]

Thank you Ralph.

[@tinadelwiche416]

Thanks!

[@PinInTheAtlas]

Thank you 🙏 you’re a star 🌟

[@tinadelwiche416]

@@PinInTheAtlas of course

[@davidensign5172]

Love tagging along with you 2 - so adventurous! This explore looks much more accessible than many others, but I'd probably wear out & tire my wife too. Thanks! You do such a good job presenting such wonderful content - informative as well as good video. Steven - dude, your hair musta grown overnight! Amazing! 😂 Transom - window above door for ventilation. Winchester House in California kept adding room after room after room - even stairways to nowhere. Eager to see you again next week! Bon Voyage!

[@PinInTheAtlas]

Thanks David. It is a fascinating place. We tired ourselves out and didn’t film all of it. Spent the whole day there. See you next week

[@OneStrangeJourney]

Great video once again! I'm fascinated by these kinds of locations. Your storytelling really brings the past to life, painting a vivid picture of what life was like back then!

[@PinInTheAtlas]

Ahh thank you. Still lots to improve on!

[@timkellysr1102]

I live in Idaho close to this town, now I have to go visit, Thanks for this. I think the mansion in Cali is the Hearst Mansion. I enjoy your content. I was referred to your channel by our mutual friend Jenni G. I will support with what I can. You guys are awesome.🥳❤️✌️

[@PinInTheAtlas]

Thanks Tim. Glad you are enjoying our content. See you on the next adventure.

[@stevewoods293]

Love these old ghostly towns 😅😅😅

[@WyomingTraveler]

I enjoyed the trip to Bannock. I am going to try to get there this summer.

[@PinInTheAtlas]

Well worth the visit. Get there early you can spend hours there and it can get busy.

[@rhondaz356]

This town is so intriguing. *Are there any caretakers on site, or do they just hope that all visitors are like both of you?🤔 What an EXCELLENT job you did showing us all the highlights of this town, Andrea and Steven. a FANtastic video 🏡🙏🏻👏🏻🤗☀️🏠🏘

[@PinInTheAtlas]

There’s caretakers on site permanently as far as I know they stay in the winter too! Not sure 🤔

[@GhostCryProductions]

Can confirm there are caretakers. They allow paid admittance to explore the site in designated areas and can conduct paid tours. Just be respectful on the site and watch your step as rattlesnakes have been known to populate the area.

[@brandonostermiller3771]

We have never been there at night but got several things during the day.

[@PinInTheAtlas]

Ooo. We can only imagine. A night time visit would be amazing.

[@mobiltec]

Placer deposits are not limited to surface gravels. Surface gravels are picked through pretty quick. There are lots of still undiscovered placer gravels as deep as 100 feet or more in ancient river beds that have since been covered over by eons of erosion. So there still may be shafts leading down to the deposits. Then there was also hydraulicking. This was a type of mining that was accomplished by shooting high pressure streams of water from spigots called Monitors which washed whole mountain sides away to release the deposits.

[@PinInTheAtlas]

That type of mining played havoc with the environment. Thanks for sharing Larry

[@RaymondCoggins-xd2re]

Another awesome adventure with my pin and beers 🍻 cheers now that was awesome place cool history

[@PinInTheAtlas]

And we barely scratched the surface Raymond. 🍻

[@RaymondCoggins-xd2re]

@@PinInTheAtlas WOW

[@gaylewilliamson9183]

I think it would be so cool to buy a ghost town and fix everything up ad it was.The hotel would make a really nice wedding,reception place.People would love to stay in one of these places.I love these mining towns,western towns, fascinating to me,I was born in the wrong century Thank you both.👍❤️🇺🇸

[@PinInTheAtlas]

I agree Gayle. That are fascinating. What a hoot too to have the wedding and everyone dresses in period clothes!

[@allanbeamer7110]

Sheriff Plummer was my buddy's great grandfather. Quite a legacy. 😮😊

[@PinInTheAtlas]

Wow. That IS amazing. I bet your friend has some stories to tell.

[@slowcountryboy476]

I have not been watching your videos for a while, but this one did not disappoint. The first cabin you entered is one picture of my dream home. The other picture in mind is a similar structure but with a bit of lean with the prevailing wind so it looks like the wind caused the lean!! The roof will be corrugated tin colored with rust streaks. Inside will be all modern stuff including a duel-fuel wood stove and oven. The home I live in now was built in 1928. I am doing some drywall work which a bit challenging because it was not framed for drywall. But I know my stuff and looove my home and can make things work!! I truly enjoyed this video!! 😊

[@PinInTheAtlas]

Welcome back. Glad you enjoyed this. Your house sounds amazing with a lot of character. It takes time renovating when you’re doing it properly. Would love to see it sometime.

[@highdesertbill]

Cool Video you 2

[@PinInTheAtlas]

Thanks Bill

[@Britcarjunkie]

Fun fact: Did you know that you can still buy square nails? Always wanted to visit Bannack, but haven't had the chance to, yet. One of the trails there is an old railroad grade that leads to another nearby ghost town that, unfortunately, is at the bottom of a lake.

[@PinInTheAtlas]

Yes. We did Charles. They are used in a lot of historical site restoration to keep things authentic. True story

[@waynebender8835]

A nice tour of old West Town. The third building. I kept expecting like their was movement in the next room. In the former Court House/ Hotel. I guess that was the sound of other people in there. The name of the house of many doors is called Winchester Mansion.

[@PinInTheAtlas]

Yes it was other people. Winchester Mansion is in Cali isn’t it?

[@waynebender8835]

@@PinInTheAtlas Thanks. Yes it's in California. There has been Paranormal Documentaries on the Mansion. They also did horror movie on it. It was a B class movie. Not bad.

[@PinInTheAtlas]

@@waynebender8835 would like to go there sometime. I do have it pinned

[@waynebender8835]

@@PinInTheAtlas It's big. Check out one of the videos on it. Believe it one time it was bigger. But a Storm did some damage and a part was taken down. But that was very long time ago. There is a video dealing with the Winchester family.

[@pixelpeter3883]

Lotsa lovely sunbeaten wood there :-)

[@PinInTheAtlas]

Indeed there is Peter.

[@DeborahFlorian-gy6lw]

Must say this is my absolute favorite of all your videos thus far, the atmosphere in these old places is just amazing. You have such a gift in capturing the essence of your subjects. Gonna watch this one a second time, right now.

[@PinInTheAtlas]

Thanks Deborah. You can watch it as many times as you like 👍

[@philipcollins5440]

Thanks for sharing this town with us. Me Mom and I went her many years ago and she put a pin in her Atlas.😅

[@PinInTheAtlas]

Thanks. That’s nice to hear Philip.

[@Julie-ms9ss]

You guys do such a nice job on your videos. Thank you for sharing. ❤

[@PinInTheAtlas]

Thanks Julie. Appreciate the compliment. Still have lots to learn.

[@richardbeee]

That was cool. I've read and heard many a tale about that crooked Sheriff. Including a few about his "lost" treasure. The money and gold that was never recovered. He had a pretty good system because when the mine(s) were going to ship their gold, they told the Sheriff so he'd be on the lookout. Took the miners a few years to figure it out. Then he met his end. Supposedly there is a lot of shipments that haven't been found and no record of the gold being spent. Would look suspicious spending gold you didn't mine. So he stashed some and no one knows where. Happy trails. Later...

[@PinInTheAtlas]

We heard similar stories Richard. He certainly was a con man in the worst possible way

[@GhostCryProductions]

His name was Henry Plummer and he ran an extortion racket with his deputies and a band outlaws. His gang was called the Road Agents who would conduct highway robberies using insider knowledge as sheriff to track scores of gold or money being transported through his jurisdiction. When robbery victims started getting killed, though, local county men took up arms, together known as the Vigilantes, to deal with Henry Plummer and his Road Agents personally. It took less than a year for Henry Plummer to go from being elected sheriff of Bannock to being hanged for his crimes.

[@normstephens8354]

Neat video and photography! Glad to see you both made it! The door opening by itself is always a bad thing in the horror movies! lol I moved into an old bungalow about 25 years ago and the bedroom closet door would open all on it's own at first. It was a bit distracting at times to be in the middle of lovemaking and have the door open and slowly creak its way to the wall! My old dog Sophie would just sit there and stare at that door at times. It eventually stopped happening though and I'm guessing that the ghost found something better to do!

[@PinInTheAtlas]

Animals are meant to sense energies. My dog Harvey used to. Here’s a blog we wrote years ago that you might find interesting. pinintheatlas.com/travel-blogs/ohio-state-reformatory/

[@normstephens8354]

@@PinInTheAtlas Interesting blog! Looks like Harvey had the sense to feel the spirits! 🙂I had Sophie strongly barking at the closet door one night and was expecting to finally see what was pushing it open, but sadly Sophie was just picking up on the guy trying to break into my garage that night! The garage door is about 30 feet behind the ghostly door!

[@PinInTheAtlas]

@@normstephens8354 at least she let you know about the thief. Dogs are so amazing. I miss Harvey so much. Well all animals are amazing.

[@normstephens8354]

@@PinInTheAtlas Yes ... they are the best! I lost last my girl last June. Old Sophie did run the thief off when I let her out. It looked like Harry would have put some fear in a thief too! He was a handsome boy!

[@PinInTheAtlas]

@@normstephens8354 😢

[@peterwaroblak166]

I sure enjoy your history lesson, Steve seems to be a good student too. Years ago while visiting a friend in Silver Star we went to Virginia City, I wish that I knew about Bannack.

[@PinInTheAtlas]

There are so many ghost towns in Montana, Peter. We did drive through Virginia City but there were too many people for us to film plus it was more touristic.

[@peterwaroblak166]

@@PinInTheAtlasMy old buddy in Silver Star passed on so I don't know what his place looks like now, at one time he had a huge collection of mining artifacts that he collected after the mines closed down in Butte. Along side of the road there were huge flywheels maybe 12-15 feet tall, how he moved all that stuff is a mystery to me...

[@PinInTheAtlas]

@@peterwaroblak166 wow. Sounds like it should go into a museum

[@peterwaroblak166]

@@PinInTheAtlasSome of that stuff was sold to Disneyland, they shipped it to France when they built a Disney world there probably 40 years ago. I don't know what is there now

[@diane1390]

I'm like you Andrea, only 5' 3 and a half inches tall. My late husband who passed away 40 years ago, was 6' 3 and a half, and I'm sure he'd have had no problem reaching that top cupboard. I saw a coffee mug you'd have loved. It had a caricature of Lionel Ritchie saying "Is it tea your looking for?"

[@PinInTheAtlas]

And that half inch is very important. The mug sounds fun!

[@craigbrowning9448]

I think the house in California are you talking about is the Sarah Winchester House in San Jose?

[@PinInTheAtlas]

Yep the one with all the rooms and odd doors and staircases!

[@candymcclure2476]

I love these adventures with old buildings. It feels like I am hiking with you. Gramma Candy

[@PinInTheAtlas]

Happy you joined us

[@brandonostermiller3771]

One of my favorite ghost towns to visit.

[@jerroldmcley4347]

That's so awesome the preservation of that town glad we got to go with you

[@PinInTheAtlas]

Happy you joined us Jerrold. It’s a great place to explore

[@candymcclure2476]

This is at the top of my list of favorites. Thanks for the video and the research. Gramma Candy

[@PinInTheAtlas]

You’re welcome. Glad you enjoyed it

[@julieshepherd5989]

I love your channel, you're very informative and respectful and I love your accent 😍, I'm a new subscriber and looking forward to more videos. It's time travel that's fun. 😀😃💙💚🩵🐴🐎🦌

[@PinInTheAtlas]

@@julieshepherd5989 welcome Julie and thank you for subscribing. We hope you enjoy our pins📍. We post new explores every Tuesday and look forward to you joining us. See you on another adventure.

[@3ForestAnimals]

from Idaho.

[@michaeljimenez1203]

I Love Idaho !

[@gloommoon9245]

Thank you ❤

[@PinInTheAtlas]

@@gloommoon9245 you’re welcome

[@GaryLutz-uu9ss]

I really enjoy your videos, love the history, and appreciate all of the research you put into every video. But what I'm impressed with the most is your awesome audio. How do you get such clear audio from long distances? I'd love to know how you do it?

[@PinInTheAtlas]

Thank you so much for the compliments! The audio we are spending a lot of time on to get better and it’s a tedious process. But in a nutshell it’s down to using our DJI mics with a back up recording. Spending time adjusting the EQ, compression, little noise reduction and trying to capture the cleanest audio possible on site makes it so much easier. Thank you for noticing, we keep trying to get better with each video on all aspects of the process!

[@candymcclure2476]

There were railroad spikes in the thick wood holding together some part of the jail. when you looked out of the window toward the gallows I saw them. Gramma Candy

[@jerroldmcley4347]

That was cool 😎👍 having a ghost 👻👻👻👻👻👻 open the door for you

[@GhostCryProductions]

Whether you visit Bannack or notice it here, you may think that the entirety of to town exists on one dirt road. This is actually what is left of the entire town. In an open grass field one can see the gallows about 300 yards from the main buildings. The gallows mark where the town square would’ve been. I don’t know if it would account for all the buildings the used to be there, the town suffered a mud slide that damaged or destroyed some of the buildings and required restoration work to undue the damage.

[@PinInTheAtlas]

@@GhostCryProductions thank you for the info.

[@Play-to-earnn]

I love old houses wood western

[@PinInTheAtlas]

If the walls could talk!

[@Play-to-earnn]

@@PinInTheAtlas I loved this place

[@EsteeDarla]

where is this at?

[@PinInTheAtlas]

@@EsteeDarla Bannack named after the Indians. It’s in the description

[@imanutnur7]

Docter, not Docta

[@PinInTheAtlas]

Doctor is how we spell it in England and I think you’ll find it’s spelt the same way in America.

[@murphmurph2124]

Boy if that ain't the real deal😊

[@PinInTheAtlas]

Sure is Murph

[@timkellysr1102]

Thanks!

[@PinInTheAtlas]

Thank you so much Tim. We really appreciate it.