Dig deep into Butte's history at copper pit

From: Deseret News (Salt Lake City) | Date: August 29, 2004| Author: | Copyright information

BUTTE, Mont. -- Thousands of people come to Montana for its mountain splendor, world-class fishing and Western flavor. Then there is Butte, the antithesis of the Montana postcard, an old mining town slowly getting off environmental life support.

Sprawled along I-90 against a Rocky Mountain backdrop, Butte pulls in tourists traveling between Glacier and Yellowstone national parks. For those who take the bait -- "Recreation! Berkeley Pit! Living History!" -- the city delivers on its promise of lots to see.

Berkeley Pit?

It's a former open-pit copper mine that became a toxic lake. One of ...

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