St. James Hospital Nurses Dormitory

Historical marker location:

300 West Mercury Street, Butte, Montana

( Marker is at the intersection of West Mercury Street and South Idaho Street, on the left when traveling west on West Mercury Street.)

Butte National Historic Landmark District.

Butte, Montana, was once one of the largest and wealthiest cities in the United States due to its rich deposits of copper, silver, and gold. It was known as "the richest hill on earth" and attracted miners from all over the world during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.