The Richest Hills: Mining in the Far West, 1865–1920 Virginia City, Butte, and Helena, MT: July 10–16 or July 17–23 Locations: Virginia City Historic District; Helena Historic District; Butte Anaconda Historic District; the Finney Homestead; Last Chance Gulch and Reeder’s Alley; the Montana State Capitol; Helena’s West Side Neighborhood; the Lime Kilns; Home of Peace Cemetery; the Original Governor’s Mansion; Butte-Silver Bow Public Archives; Mai Wah Museum; World Museum of Mining; Anselmo Mine Yard; Granite Mountain Memorial; the Butte commercial district, including the Silver Bow County Courthouse, Carpenters’ Union Hall, the Silver Bow Club, and the Metals Bank Building Paula Petrik, George Mason University, and Richard Sims, Montana Historical Society Information: Kirby Lambert Education Program Manager Montana Historical Society 225 N. Roberts P.O. Box 201201 Helena, MT 59620-1201 406/444-4741 klambert@mt.gov