P a g e 4 G h o s t T o w n s a n d H i s t o r y Gallows Barn- A triple legal hanging by The State of Montana took place in 1917 in this White Sulphur Springs gallows barn, built circa 1895 for the Meagher County Sheriff's Department. The three men hanged were convicted of killing a man during an attempted train robbery. The White Sulphur Springs Historical Society donated the building in 1975, and it has been a popular background for several movies, including Missouri Breaks (1975), which helped pay for its move to Nevada City. Photo by Jolene Ewert-Hintz From The Madisonian Newspaper, June 4, 1886 Accessed via www.montananewspapers.org Photo by Jolene Ewert-Hintz Willard, Montana - Fred Willard Anderson explained how the town's name came to be in a 1944 letter: "I was one of fifteen Would you like to receive our digital quarterly magazine for free? Just send an email with MAGAZINE in the subject to ghosttownsofmontana@gmail.com who came from the same community in Seif County, Minnesota, and homesteaded in the Willard community. My homestead happened to be located on the road to Ekalaka. As soon as we landed with our first carload of goods, the businessmen of Baker were after me to take the post office on my claim and told me to name it. I took my middle name, Willard, and so it was named and opened in 1910. I had the post office for fourteen years before I sold out to C.J. Anderson. I also had a store in connection with it." Please be sure to share this newsletter with a friend!
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