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48 dossiers69 claims40 legends28 alleged entities12 ghost townsheaviest files, ranked →

The record for Montana opens with Bannack, Old Montana Prison and Coolidge — the deepest files in the jurisdiction. The most-filed claim types here are Apparition (28 dossiers), Named Ghost Legend (19) and Reported Anomalies (7). Of its 48 sites, 32 are listed as open to the public — confirm access before visiting. The oldest dated entry is Bannack, established 1862.

Localities:Butte8 Wisdom3 Anaconda3 Helena3 Deer Lodge2 Lewistown2 Virginia City2 Missoula2 Whitehall2 Dillon2 Boulder2

By filing type:Sites11 Ghost towns7 Towns6 Hotels4

By phenomenon:apparitions28 named ghost legends19 reported anomalies7 presences3 voices3

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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→

Garnet

Garnet, Montana

Preserved mining town with saloon folklore.

2 claims · 1 legend→

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→

Virginia City

Virginia City, Montana

The 1863 boomtown—where the vigilantes cleaned out the road agents.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Fort Benton

Fort Benton, Montana

The birthplace of Montana—where the "Bloodiest Block" stood.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Big Hole Battlefield

Wisdom, Montana

August 9, 1877—the Nez Perce camp that was attacked at dawn.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Rosebud Battlefield

Decker, Montana

June 17, 1876—the battle before the Little Bighorn.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Fort C.F. Smith

Fort Smith, Montana

The 1866 fort—the Bozeman Trail post that survived the Wagon Box Fight.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Fort Ellis

Bozeman, Montana

The 1867 fort—where the Marias Massacre was ordered.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Fort Keogh

Miles City, Montana

The 1876 fort—where the Custer dead were brought.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Fort Missoula

Missoula, Montana

The 1877 fort—where the Italian POWs stayed in the war.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Fort Owen

Stevensville, Montana

The 1850 fort—the first white settlement in Montana.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Fort Assinniboine

The 1879 fort—the largest in Montana.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Fort Peck

Fort Peck, Montana

The 1933 dam town—where the boom died but the dam stayed.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Lewis and Clark Caverns

Whitehall, Montana

The 1892 cave—where the limestone drips for a million years.

2 claims · 1 legend→

First Peoples Buffalo Jump

The cliff—where the buffalo fell for a thousand years.

2 claims · 1 legend→

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Dumas Brothel

Former brothel with a suitcase-apparition tradition.

Copper Village Museum and Arts Center

Anaconda, Montana

Historic municipal-building museum.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Harp Pub & Celtic House Inn

Anaconda, Montana

Historic inn and pub.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Clark Chateau

Historic residence and museum.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Butte-Silver Bow Courthouse

Courthouse with execution-site folklore.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Grandstreet Theatre

Helena, Montana

Former church and library with memorial-window folklore.

1 claim · 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→

Myra Brothel and Hotel

Former brothel with reported voices.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Grant-Kohrs Ranch

Deer Lodge, Montana

Preserved ranch with attributed ranger experiences.

The Metlen Hotel

Dillon, Montana

Historic hotel with ghost reports.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Benton Avenue Cemetery

Helena, Montana

Cemetery with apparition folklore.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Elkhorn

Boulder, Montana

The 1880s silver camp—the Fraternity Hall still stands.

Relocated Historic Buildings

Gunslinger Gulch

Anaconda, Montana

Guest ranch assembled from relocated historic buildings.

Stonehouse at Reeder’s Alley

Helena, Montana

Former home linked to phantom-bird accounts.

Former Hospital

Old St. James Hospital

Former hospital advertised for paranormal events.

Historic Mansion

Copper King Mansion

W.A. Clark’s 1888 mansion—Copper King lore in the "richest hill."

Comet

Boulder, Montana

The high-grade silver camp—empty since the war.

Fraternal Lodge

Butte Elks Lodge

Historic lodge with recording claims.

Granite

Granite, Montana

Historic settlement and ghost-town heritage.

Geological Site

Ringing Rocks

Whitehall, Montana

Boulder field producing resonant tones.

Coloma

Coloma, Montana

Little-documented mining camp north of Garnet.

Fort Missoula Alien Detention Center

Missoula, Montana

Preserved barracks interpreting wartime civilian detention.

Big Hole National Battlefield

Wisdom, Montana

Memorial to the 1877 attack on a Nez Perce camp near Wisdom.