Story of Butte is a website and free mobile app that puts Butte history at your fingertips. Developed by Butte Citizens for Preservation and Revitalization and the Butte-Silver Bow Public Archives. With over 400 stories and 26 tours, Story of Butte lets you explore Butte, Montana’s unique history as a major copper mining town and urban center in the early West. Learn about people, places, and moments that shaped the history of the “Richest Hill on Earth” through curated, map-based, multimedia stories.
Marcus Daly statue on Main Street, Butte, Montana 1939. By Arthur Rothstein (Library of Congress)
If you would like to support this wonderful program, you can make donation to Story of Butte through Butte CPR.
Please make checks payable to: Butte CPR, PO Box 164, Butte, MT 59703.
Click on the Apple Store or Google Play to download the interactive map for tours and stories about historic properties and places.
