Louisville
Ghost town · United States
- Abandoned
- unknown
- Founded
- —
- Population
- —
- Coordinates
- 46.563, -111.796
Why it was abandoned
⚒️ Mines & quarries
Detected automatically from the text: Originally known as Louisville, the community began as a mining camp in the late-1800s, the town was inhabited by Chinese-American immigrants after being abandoned by its initial founders.
History
Louisville is a ghost town located in Mineral County, Montana. Originally known as Louisville, the community began as a mining camp in the late-1800s, the town was inhabited by Chinese-American immigrants after being abandoned by its initial founders. The settlement was subject to a 2008 archeological dig by the University of Montana, during which numerous artifacts were uncovered originating from its Chinese-American inhabitants.