A vigilante town that used to have 1/2 million or a million residents due to the gold
rush. It'
s known as "Fight Town USA". Evel Knievel, the original motorcycle stuntsman, lived there. The population is now about 33,000. It'
s often referred to as "Butt, Montana".
Butte, Montana sure is a
unique place. It has the world's largest copper mine which is no longer in use. Residents are very friendly & strangers strike up conversations. The old open~pit copper mine is referred to as "The Pit" & is now full of
water. It's Huge! The town of Walkersville, north of Butte, actually has
people that live in Real tarpaper shacks! Most everyone there is poor & rent is cheap.