Pony, Montana

Abandoned ore mill at Pony, Montana

Pony is an unincorporated community in northeastern Madison County, Montana, United States on the eastern edge of the Tobacco Root Mountains.

In the late nineteenth century, Pony was a prosperous gold-mining community with at least 5,000 residents. A number of historic buildings from Pony's boom era remain in the old town today.

Former Montana Lieutenant Gov. Karl Ohs owned a ranch in Pony.

Coordinates: 45°39′31″N 111°53′40″W / 45.65861°N 111.89444°W / 45.65861; -111.89444

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