In 1876, the Country celebrated its 100th birthday. In honor of this auspicious event, William Adams filed a claim in Horse Canyon and named it the Columbia.  Adams failed to develop the claim as a mining venture and instead opted for a recreational retreat.  He built a beer hall that supported gambling, horse racing, and … More The Columbia Gardens Amusements

We get a lot of requests from other cities or states (even countries) for information about people who were born in Butte or lived here for a while and then moved on to other places. We also hear a lot of stories about people from Butte taking a trip and running into other people who … More Butte People are Everywhere