Coolidge
State: Montana
County: Beaverhead County
Founded: 1914
Abandoned: 1932
Peak Population: 500
Coolidge was a 20th-century mining town that never achieved its promoters' dreams. The Boston & Montana Development Company built an elaborate 12-mile electric railway and luxury hotel, but the silver ore never matched expectations. Abandoned by 1932, substantial ruins remain.
Quick Facts
- 12-mile electric railway built for a mine that never panned out
- Luxury hotel in the wilderness was meant to attract investors
- 20th-century ghost town with more substantial ruins than older sites
- Named for President Calvin Coolidge
Location
Address: Pioneer Mountains, Beaverhead County, Montana
Coordinates: 45.5872, -113.4722