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Deer Lodge is a nice town located on the Clark Fork, in-between Missoula and Butte.
Deer Lodge, like other western Montana towns, is surrounded by mountains. To the west of town
is the beautiful Flint Creek Range, with Mt. Powell dominating the landscape. To the east are
 the somewhat smaller Boulder Mountains. Getting to Deer Lodge is easy, as it sits right
on Interstate 90.

Deer Lodge, owing to its location near Anaconda and Butte, really started out as a mining town.
The first discovery of gold in Montana was near Deer Lodge. And by the 1880s
 massive copper mines were located upstream on the Clark Fork in and around Anaconda.

Yet, Deer Lodge has also always been an agricultural town, too. Numerous ranches
and farms have long existed around Deer Lodge, taking advantage of the regions grasses.

In Montana, Deer Lodge is known for one thing in particular - prisons. Today, Deer Lodge is home to the main prison in MT. Additionally, Deer Lodge is also home to the Old Montana State Prison, which has been turned into a museum and is probably the towns biggest tourist attraction.