Well, I suppose they could’ve been the Criminals instead.
Deer Lodge is a city of 3,000 in a very central location in western Montana. It’s about an hour from the capital, Helena, about 30 minutes up I-90 from Butte & about 25 miles from Anaconda.
Such a central location made the place ideal for the state hospital and also for the state prison. I guess Wardens would describe the head honcho at both places.
Deer Lodge has 2 other notable sites:
- Grant-Kohrs Ranch, dating back to the days of the cattle barons
- The Old Prison, which also includes a theatre, cars, antiques, and an old locomotive
Deer Lodge was also important to Native Americans, a stop on the Lewis & Clark Expedition, and a railroad and mining center.
The city is the county seat of Powell County, which itself has a population of almost 7,000. Some interestingly named communities in the county include Racetrack, Carpenters Bar & Wall City.
The high school dates back to 1903. Currently, it has about 185 students.
It won its first (and only) state championship in 2005, in golf. It looks like it offers 10 different sports. Girls teams are, invariably, called the Lady Wardens.
Hard to believe, but you can actually get a Warden figurine online (Custom Period Costume Mascots):
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