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This castle-like stone structure was the first territorial prison in the western United States. Built by convict labor and vacated in Novembr 1979, it is a now a museum with guided and self-guided tours.

The "Old Prison Players" theater group offers a variety of comedy, musicals, and melodrama.

Location: 1106 Main St, Deer Lodge Montana 59722 Telephone 406-846-3111

Other History nearby:
(Butte) Copper King Mansion
(Deer Lodge) Frontier Montana Museum
(Philipsburg) Granite County Museum & Cultural Center
(Deer Lodge) Grant-Kohrs Ranch
(Butte) Mining Museum
(Canyon Creek) Montana Gold Panning Ventures


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01/10 Coming to The Deer Lodge area
Bitterroot Scottish Irish Festival Hamilton MT August24-25 Compete, play, and dance this August at the Marcus Daly Mansion.