In 1863, placer gold was discovered in Alder Gulch in Montana and the rush to find the mother lode began. Nevada City and Virginia City soon became boom towns. Between 1945 and 1978 Nevada City was restored as a living historical museum which includes over 100 buildings, most of which were moved to this site from other Montana locations and restored. Today this is a living history museum. One of the displays in the Living Museum is the Cheap Cash Store. This small store was built in 1867 near Radersburg, Montana. It is furnished as a miner’s store.
Museums 101
Museums are often interesting places to learn about the past, to understand the present, and, perhaps, to envision the future. Museums 101 is a series of photo tours of different kinds of museum exhibits. More from this series:
Museums 101: Victorian Life (Photo Diary)
Museums 101: Music Machines (Photo Diary)
Museums 101: Argylls (Photo Diary)
Museums 101: Gems and Minerals as Art (Photo Diary)
Museums 101: The Dalles Chinatown (Photo Diary)
Museums 101: Romanian Royal Artifacts (Photo Diary)
Museums 101: Buckaroos (Photo Diary)
Museums 101: Visions of Southern California (Photo Diary)