Travel back in time to Bannack, Montana, where deserted buildings and gold rush tales bring this ghost town to life.

HELENA, Mont., May 2, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- During the late 1850s, the gold rush was booming in Montana. As the gold disappeared, so did the people, leaving behind deserted towns. Exploring ...

BANNACK - The gold in these hills is shaped like a Bayer Aspirin bottle. It has the consistency of a broken poker chip. It glitters like a rusty square nail caked in the dust of a hundred years.

VIRGINIA CITY — Photographer Monty Orr’s work, “Layers of Time: Capturing Bannack’s Forgotten Artistry,” is being featured through Aug. 2 at the Elling House Arts & Humanities Center, 404 E. Idaho St.

Not every town gets to stick around forever. Some start with a bang—gold rush fever, a mining boom, a railroad deal—only to fizzle out just as fast. Others fade slowly, little by little, until one day ...