"granite mountain memorial" Top 5 Page for this destination Butte Things to Do Tip by EllenH

Worth the few minutes to drive uphill on main st. to the top of the Berkely pit just to see it, but once you are there, there is a memorial to the miners that were killed in June of 1917 in a mine fire. Their names are all etched in the stones that pave the path and there are memorials and their story overlooking the pit. 168 men died in the granite/speculator fire. Evidently one of the most up to date ventilation systems for a mine of the time, ironically contributed to their deaths because of the fire.

Address: main st and up
Directions: enter the town of Walkerville, past the church and turn right