P a g e 2 G h o s t T o w n s a n d H i s t o r y dry-cell batteries. Mining continued until 1968. The population of Tower, possibly reaching hundreds at times, gradually declined. To Get There: From Philipsburg, Go east on Broadway Street, right on south Montgomery Street. Continue on the main traveled road south and follow as it curves east up Camp Creek Gulch. Take a left at the fork in the road to town. Photo by Jolene Ewert-Hintz Then & Now The Hardisty Hotel built in Rochester, Montana hosted many dinners, dancing parties and poker games for the locals. These days, not much is left... Old photo courtesy of the Twin Bridges Historical Association and Museum, https://www.facebook.com/ Twin-Bridges-Historical-Association-and-Museum-426693050848024/ , Current photo by Jolene EwertHintz Granite, Montana’s Last ResidentThe last resident of Granite, Mae Werning, continued to live in the old town long after all other Photo by Jolene Ewert-Hintz residents had left. She spent many years as the town’s caretaker and as a water commissioner for Deer Lodge area ranchers. She died in 1969 at the age of 75. These are some photos of Mae’s home, still holding on, although barely... Photo by Jolene Ewert-Hintz
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