1890s house ruin, American frontier architecture preserved at Elkhorn State Park, Montana, USA.

An 1890s house collapses in ruin. American frontier architecture is preserved at Elkhorn State Park, Montana, USA. The silver, gold and lead mines at Elkhorn began booming in 1875, then declined in 1892 as silver prices dropped. A few miners still work the Elkhorn mines and live in private homes nearby, within Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. Directions: I-15 at Boulder exit, 7 miles south on Montana 69, then 11 miles north on county graveled road. (Lat 46.275, Lng -111.946)

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An 1890s house collapses in ruin. American frontier architecture is preserved at Elkhorn State Park, Montana, USA. The silver, gold and lead mines at Elkhorn began booming in 1875, then declined in 1892 as silver prices dropped. A few miners still work the Elkhorn mines and live in private homes nearby, within Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. Directions: I-15 at Boulder exit, 7 miles south on Montana 69, then 11 miles north on county graveled road. (Lat 46.275, Lng -111.946)