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Remembering a Fallen Miner
Spring 2008 will mark the ground breaking of our Miners Memorial Garden. For the first time in Butte’s history those who have lost their life due to a mining, smelter, concentrator or railroad accident will be memorialized on a wall in our “Memorial Garden”. This wall will complement the current memoriam dedicated to the Granite Mountain Speculator fire victims.
The Orphan Girl Mine
Learn about the Girl's history and the original structures still visible, including the 100-foot-tall headframe and the Hoist House, which houses exhibits as well as original equipment. You can climb into the cages that were crammed with six or seven miners for their daily trip 2700 feet down the shaft.
The Mine Yard
66 major exhibits with dozens of smaller items give you a feel for the kinds of equipment that were used in mining — from the 1860s to the 1970s. See how long you can hold one of the jackhammers that miners manhandled for hours each day!
Underground Exhibit
Our newest major exhibit opened in 2002. This re-creation of a big part of a miner's life will leave you smiling — and shaking your head in amazement! Includes a display of photographs from our Archives, with the popular series that shows how a mule was trussed up for his unpleasant trip down the mine shaft.
Hell Roarin' Gulch
A faithful re-creation
of an 1890s mining town, with 15 intact historic structures and about 35 buildings constructed from old materials by the many volunteers who put the museum together from the mid-1960s to the 1980s. The buildings are all fully stocked with thousands of period artifacts. The town includes several buildings that were brought in as complete, original historic structures, including two churches, the school house, superintendent's house, and others.
Hard Rock Mining Exhibit
A collection of mining tools, ranging from drill bits to gas masks, as well as informational displays on how they were used.
The World Museum of Mining
155 Museum Way, P.O. Box
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