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Butte, Montana

Butte /ˈbjuːt/ is a city in Montana, and the county seat of Silver Bow County, United States. In 1977, the city and county governments consolidated to form the sole entity of Butte-Silver Bow. As of the 2010 census, Butte's population was 34,200. Butte is currently Montana's fifth largest city. In the 19th and 20th centuries, Butte experienced every stage of development of a mining town, from camp to boomtown to mature city to center for historic preservation and environmental cleanup.

Located at 46.0064, -112.53 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Berkeley Pit

The Berkeley Pit is a former open pit copper mine located in Butte, Montana, United States. It is one mile long by half a mile wide with an approximate depth of 1,780 feet . It is filled to a depth of about 900 feet with water that is heavily acidic, about the acidity of cola or lemon juice. As a result, the pit is laden with heavy metals and dangerous chemicals that leach from the rock, including arsenic, cadmium, zinc, and sulfuric acid.

Located at 46.0156, -112.51 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Venus Alley, Butte

Venus Alley was a famous red-light district once located in Butte, Montana in the United States. It flourished from the late 19th century through the early 20th century and was one of the last openly tolerated urban prostitution districts in the American West, along with the one in Reno, Nevada. It was closed in the 1970s. Venus Alley rose in the 1880s during the heyday of Butte as a wide-open copper-mining town, full of hundreds of saloons and gambling halls.

Located at 46.0117, -112.534 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Anaconda Copper Mine (Montana)

The Anaconda Copper Mine was a large copper mine in Butte, Montana. It was bought in 1881 by Marcus Daly from Michael Hickey. Hickey was a prospector and Union Civil War veteran, and named his claim the Anaconda Mine after reading Horace Greeley's Civil War account of how Ulysses S. Grant's forces had surrounded Robert E. Lee's forces "like an anaconda".

Located at 46.0173, -112.51 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Butte Civic Center

The Butte Civic Center is a 7,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Butte, Montana, USA. Opened in 1952, it hosts locals sporting events and concerts as well as political events. It was the home of the Continental Basketball Association's Butte Daredevils, who played there from their founding in 2006 until they folded in 2008. The arena's current primary tenant is the Butte Roughriders of the Northern Pacific Hockey League.

Located at 46.0018, -112.519 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Butte High School (Butte, Montana)

Butte High School is a public high school in Butte, Montana.

Located at 46.0091, -112.533 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Mai Wah Museum

The Mai Wah Museum is located in Butte{{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:46|00|14|N|112|32|05|W| |primary |name=Butte, Montana }}, Montana, USA. Its mission is to document the history of Asian people in the Rocky Mountains. The museum is housed in the Wah Chong Tai building and Mai Wah Noodle Parlor building at 17 West Mercury Street.

Located at 46.0039, -112.535 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Speculator Mine disaster

In the Granite Mountain/Speculator Mine disaster of June 8, 1917, an electric cable was being lowered into the Granite Mountain mine as part of a fire safety system. At this time, the Butte, Montana copper mines were at full wartime production. When the cable fell and was damaged, a foreman (approximately 2,500 feet below the surface) with a carbide lamp went to inspect the damage, and the oil-soaked cloth insulation on the cable was ignited by the flame from his lamp.

Located at 46.0266, -112.524 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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