P a g e 8 G h o s t T o w n s a n d H i s t o r y o f M o n t a n a N e w s l e t t e r velopment of Montana enterprises. As early as 1914, the community of Coolidge, named after W. R. Allen’s friend Calvin Coolidge, had begun to thrive and at this time work was just Photo by Jolene Ewert-Hintz beginning on the mine tunnel. The town had both telephone service and electricity provided by a power line carrying 65,000 volts running Photo by Jolene Ewert-Hintz from Divide over the hill to Coolidge. The cost on completion was $150,000. With more families moving to Coolidge, a school district was established in January of 1922. In 1927, the school district was abandoned and in 1932, the post office was discontinued and the mail was ordered to Wise River. Photo by Jolene Ewert-Hintz Text courtesy of www.fs.usda.gov. My/Donor Information: SUBSCRIBE TO THE GHOST TOWNS AND HISTORY OF MONTANA NEWSLETTER! Renewal? Y/N Send a Gift to: NAME____________________________________ NAME___________________________________ ADDRESS__________________________________ ADDRESS_________________________________ CITY______________________________________ CITY_____________________________________ STATE__________________ZIP________________STATE_________________ ZIP________________ Yearly subscriptions are $19.95 (published monthly). Please make checks payable to Ghost Towns & History of MT, LLC and send with this clipping to P.O. Box 932 Anaconda, MT 59711 An easy one mile walking trail lets you discover and explore the abandoned mining town of Coolidge.
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