There’s a lot to love about Virginia City. Not only is it one of Montana’s oldest mining towns – and a living ghost town, at that – but it’s an absolutely delightful destination. Of course, a town with this much history is sure to have some rumors of paranormal activity… and as it turns out, quite a few Montanans have experienced the unexplainable here.
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That was the year Bill Fairweather and Henry Edgar discovered gold near Alder Creek, which led to the setup of the mining town.
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