Erected were three general stores, a drugstore, three saloons, dance hall, livery, blacksmith, assay office, and hotel.

[2] In October 1905, the westward advance of the Great Northern Railway (GN) reached Bridesville, BC, and crossed the border to Molson,[5] with passenger service commencing the next month.

To the west, Molson Hill was one of the steepest sections of track, on the descent to Oroville, from where passenger service commenced in February 1907.

McDonald prompted residents and commerce to relocate a half mile north across the railroad track to establish New Molson in 1909.

In 1960, two blocks south, Harry Sherling established the Old Ghost Town Museum at the original townsite.

The mainly open-air setting comprises pioneer buildings, farm machinery, mining equipment and other historic artifacts.