Observed arrival · 2026-10-03
Butte, Montana, Descending Through Its Mining History
An image-rich, interactive history follows Butte from its 1864 gold camp through the copper boom, labor conflicts, underground workings, and the Berkeley Pit.
- For
- Readers of Montana history and mining towns
- Worth noticing
- The timeline groups the story by period, with navigation for Copper Kings, underground workings, labor, and the Berkeley Pit.
Field notes
The page frames its history as a descent: a surface plate and depth marker lead into numbered periods, beginning with 1864–1880, while navigation links jump among major themes. Captions pair historical images with source attributions, including the New York Public Library and National Archives; visible subjects range from early prospectors and mine operations to a 1939 street scene and the Berkeley Pit. The supplied capture shows several periods but not the full page.
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