12 Places in Montana The Mob Used to Control

Long before the Mafia became a household name, Montana had its own powerful networks of vice, gambling, and organized control fueled by gold, copper, and whiskey. This video counts down twelve real locations across the state where miners, saloon keepers, copper kings, and corrupt officials once ran the show. Viewers will walk away with a deeper understanding of Montana's hidden history and a look at the actual historic sites that still stand today. From gold camps and underground speakeasies to notorious red-light districts, these places reveal a side of the state few visitors expect. Explore the surprising stories behind the frontier's most characterful small towns. 0:00 Intro 1:42 No. 12 — Bannack and Virginia City 3:42 No. 11 — Fort Benton's Front Street 5:24 No. 10 — Havre Beneath the Streets 6:58 No. 9 — Shelby 8:44 No. 8 — The Fort Peck Boomtowns 10:29 No. 7 — Helena 12:06 No. 6 — Anaconda 13:51 No. 5 — Butte's Chinatown and the Pekin Noodle Parlor 15:33 No. 4 — The Union Hall and the Frank Little Trestle 17:09 No. 3 — The Clark Mansion and the Courthouse 18:51 No. 2 — Uptown Butte's Bars and Card Rooms 20:18 No. 1 — Mercury Street and the Dumas Brothel montana history, montana small towns, montana ghost towns, wild west history, butte montana, historic montana, montana gold rush, old west outlaws, frontier history, montana places, american history, copper kings, historical sites, montana tourism, hidden history