Rambling around Butte, Montana
December 20, 2025
DrFumblefinger explores part of Butte’s expansive Historic District, funded by the lucrative copper mines in the city more than a century ago.
DrFumblefinger explores part of Butte’s expansive Historic District, funded by the lucrative copper mines in the city more than a century ago.
The most elegant building in the old copper-mining town in Butte, Montana.
Butte in its heyday was a huge thriving city, its wealth fueled by its many copper mines. Today the city still retains many relics of
DrFumblefinger visits the Con, one of the remaining steel headframes in Butte. The mine shaft was 5300 feet deep and produced a lot of copper ore.
DrFumblefinger shares photos of some of the signs he spotted in the historic mining city of Butte, Montana.
DrFumblefinger spends a day exploring some of the sights in the historic copper mining city of Butte.
DrFumblefinger visits the headframe of the first copper mine in Butte, a city with a rich copper mining legacy.
DrFumblefinger collects photos of signs, and enjoyed those of old mining town, Butte.
When most people think of Montana, images of mountains or “Big Sky country” or wildlife spring to mind. Usually you don’t think of a massive hole in the ground, but that was the focus of this week’s puzzle. Gumbo was visiting the…
DrFumblefinger explores part of Butte’s expansive Historic District, funded by the lucrative copper mines in the city more than a century ago.
The most elegant building in the old copper-mining town in Butte, Montana.
Butte in its heyday was a huge thriving city, its wealth fueled by its many copper mines. Today the city
DrFumblefinger visits the Con, one of the remaining steel headframes in Butte. The mine shaft was 5300 feet deep and produced a lot of copper ore.
DrFumblefinger shares photos of some of the signs he spotted in the historic mining city of Butte, Montana.
DrFumblefinger spends a day exploring some of the sights in the historic copper mining city of Butte.
DrFumblefinger visits the headframe of the first copper mine in Butte, a city with a rich copper mining legacy.
DrFumblefinger collects photos of signs, and enjoyed those of old mining town, Butte.
When most people think of Montana, images of mountains or “Big Sky country” or wildlife spring to mind. Usually you don’t think of a massive hole in the ground, but that was the focus of this week’s puzzle. Gumbo was visiting the…