James Fergus
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James Fergus was a miner, rancher, businessman and politician in Minnesota and Montana. He immigrated as a young man from Scotland and became a naturalized United States citizen. He helped develop the
James Fergus, ca 1885
Bannack, Montana
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Bannack is a ghost town in Beaverhead County, Montana, United States, located on Grasshopper Creek, approximately 11 miles upstream from where Grasshopper Creek joins with the Beaverhead River south o
James Fergus
…He was one of the founders of Little Falls, Minnesota and Fergus Falls in the same state. In 1862 Fergus joined Capt. James L. Fisk's expedition to Bannack, Montana. After becoming a US citizen, Fergus became deeply interested in politics. In 1856, he was elected Judge of Probate for Morrison County, Minnesota…
Main street in Bannack
Schoolhouse and Masonic Lodge
Hotel Meade
Methodist Church, built in 1877