That strike 150 years ago Saturday precipitated Montana’s first gold rush, gave rise to its first boomtown (Bannack) and led to the mining of some of the world’s richest placer gold fields.

Running along the banks of Grasshopper Creek in Beaverhead County lie the remnants of a once-prosperous town — Bannack — the first territorial capital of Montana.

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