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Miners Memorial Wall &
Remembering Garden
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Harold P.
Godtland, Inc. - Architect
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For the first time in Butte’s history those who
lost their life in a mining, mill/smelter,
concentrator, or railroad accident are
memorialized at the World Museum of Mining. Four
memorial walls, constructed of polished black
granite slabs, are sandblasted with the names of
over 2,500 men that lost their lives in the
Silver Bow Mining District since 1865. The
number of deaths exceeds comparable fatalities
reported in any other hard rock mining district
in the Western Hemisphere.
This display compliments the current memoriam
dedicated to the Granite Mountain – Speculator
fire victims.
The Memorial Walls are displayed at the museum’s
“Remembering Garden”, which also includes a
donor structure and landscaping. This memorial
symbolizes the sacrifices so many families made
in their quest for a better life. |
