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Local folklore in Montana

12 Montana dossiers ride on local folklore — stories circulating in community tradition with no single telling to point at. The archive files them because the community does: passed along, retold, claimed by the county rather than the page. Provenance here is a chorus, not a signature.

12 dossiers0 counties covered83% open to visitorsBannack — deepest file

Also filed local folklore:California44 Virginia44 Michigan42 Louisiana40 Ohio38 Texas38 New York36 Pennsylvania34

Other Montana shelves:documented legends28 anecdotal reports20 reported experiences4

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Bannack

Bannack, Montana

Preserved gold-rush town with apparition folklore.

4 claims · 2 legends→

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Old Montana Prison

Deer Lodge, Montana

Prison museum associated with paranormal tours.

3 claims · 2 legends→

Coolidge

Wisdom, Montana

The 1914 silver camp—where the mill stands alone.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Castle Town

White Sulphur Springs, Montana

The 1890s silver town—where the castle on the hill stayed.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Maiden

Lewistown, Montana

The 1880 gold camp—where the mill foundation remains.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Kendall

Lewistown, Montana

The 1890 gold camp—where the miners’ houses stand.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Finlen Hotel

Butte’s 1924 tower—the Copper King’s city hotel.

2 claims · 1 legend→

The Pollard Hotel

Red Lodge, Montana

Red Lodge’s 1893 hotel—the woman in the hall and the basement’s darker memory.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Historic Cabin Site

The Frenchwoman’s Cabin

Dillon, Montana

Roadside inn site associated with Madame Guyot folklore.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Many Glacier Hotel

1915 Glacier National Park lodge with a red-ghost legend.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Montana State Hospital (Warm Springs)

Warm Springs, Montana

The 1877 territorial asylum in the Deer Lodge Valley.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Nevada City

Virginia City, Montana

The moved-buildings museum town across the gulch.

1 claim · 1 legend→

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Record last amended October 2, 2026 · shelves recounted with the archive