Virginia City in Haunted Montana

The History Of Virginia City
Virginia City is a ghost town located in Madison County, Montana, and it only has an estimated population of about 169 as of 2020. The town dates back all the way to 1863, and it was initially Montana’s first state capital. It had an amazing reputation, but it quickly died out. By the 1870s, the population downsized until it became a ghost town. However, this area still represents the old west. The gold there was worth around 100 million throughout the 18th and 19th century, making it a historic landmark. Over 10,000 people were settled around the Virginia City’s vicinity, and Virginia City in particular became the largest part of that sector. It had about 5,000 people living there by mid-1864. Business was booming in Virginia City until the population declined massively. When the capital was moved to Helena, the population decreased, and as the mines dried up, Virginia City was set in stone to become a ghost town. 

The Haunting Of Virginia City
After renovations took place in the 1940s, Virginia City became a tourist attraction. A group of tourists known as the Bozeman Paranormal Society determined that the town was a ghost town in more than one way: it was empty, but it was also haunted. One instance of a haunting comes from the Opera House. Mysterious voices have been heard at the place. There’s also the Hanging House and cemetery, where guests and investigators have seen apparitions wandering the sites. The most haunted area of the town is the Fairweather Inn. A member of the Bozeman got locked inside a room at the inn by a spirit. Outside of the inn, there’s a bearded man in Civil War gear wandering the streets in ghost form, disappearing once he crosses the street.