Molson was founded as a mining town in 1900 with a population of about 300 people but by 1901 the mining failed and the population dwindled to 13 people. In 1905 word of a railroad coming to Molson brought a rise in the population. The post office which was established in 1900 closed in 1967 and the mail was sent to Oroville.
I have been to the ghost town of Lester located off the Stampede Pass exit on I-90 and it was a neat place but only had a couple of house left standing. Molson appears to have a large amount of buildings remaining to tour. I find it sad to think that a once thriving town just sits neglected and decaying. I love to walk among the buildings and think of the town get togethers that once took place in the now quiet streets. One thing I have learned by researching ghost towns is that once the post office closes up there is no hope left for the town.
http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/wa/molsen.html
http://www.pbase.com/mad_monte1/molson_washington
The Gold Mining Office
I killed two bird with one stone on a girls road trip this summer. We visited Waterville and Molson. Molson was cool with a lot of history and the drive there was unbelieveably beautiful but I was a little disappointed that the town was staged. I was under the immpression that the town was just what was left behind but all the buildings were brought in and set up. It was still cool and well worth the drive.
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