During 1863, while Bannack did have Chief Justice Sidney Edgerton living with them, he had no way of backing up local authorities because there were no federal marshals to back up the law. The area was growing so fast, that Territorial officials could do little to establish effective government, ways to solve disagreements among people or even ways to deal with outlaws with nasty attitudes toward others. The town of Bannack became official by November 1863, when the Post Office was established and its name was registered with Washington D.C. By the Spring of 1863, there were nearly 3,000 people, on its way to becoming a thriving city. When gold was discovered in Grasshopper Creek by John White and fellow members of the Colorado Pikes Peakers, the beginnings of Bannack was started in 1862. Brother Van, who used his people skills and acted on the right opportunity to get the church built, would be very pleased. It is well taken care of and the inside looks like a regular, modern building, with wooden benches to sit on. Concerts, speakers can book the building and hold forth. A building that is still used for community events is the old Methodist Church, built in 1877, which was never left to ruin. While there isn’t much inside some of the buildings but basic walls and floors and a hint of what used to be there, other buildings like the combination Mason/school house building have some of the furniture on display that was used when people lived here. In some houses and the Meade Hotel, one can go upstairs as well. The visitor can walk right in each house and building to get a better look. There are nice raised wooden plank sidewalks to walk down the main street and look at the buildings. Each building/item of interest corresponds to a number in the brochure, which tells about its history. You can buy an informative self tour guide brochure for only $2.00 upon arriving at the State Park Visitor’s Center, a valuable resource. This interesting old Ghost town, Bannack, has about 20 buildings and points of interest preserved and stabilized, but not renovated, which are located on the main street.
We must recall our past, both the good and the bad.” – Stan Smith
For future generations to understand how far and from where we have come. “Bannack is not a dead Ghost Town, but a living classroom.
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