Rancher D.S Dewey is honored as this town’s namesake after building the first cabin in the area during the late 1800s. Although the lumber industry initially attracted new settlers to the community, a quartz lode was later discovered. The subsequent mining boom drastically increased the town’s population with peak activity occurring between 1877 and 1895. Today, Dewey is simply a mining ghost town whose location near the Big Hole River attracts area fisherman.
Photo Gallery
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43 93 Divide Exit
43 93 Divide Exit
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Centennial Valley 1
Centennial Valley 1
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Centennial Valley 2
Centennial Valley 2
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Centennial Valley 3
Centennial Valley 3
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Centennial Valley 4
Centennial Valley 4
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Centennial Valley 5
Centennial Valley 5
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Centennial Valley 6
Centennial Valley 6
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Centennial Valley 7
Centennial Valley 7
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Copper King Man Butte
Copper King Man Butte
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Humbug Spires 1
Humbug Spires 1
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Humbug Spires 3
Humbug Spires 3
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Humbug Spires 4
Humbug Spires 4
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Humbug Spires 6
Humbug Spires 6
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I 15S MM 47
I 15S MM 47
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I 15S MM 49
I 15S MM 49
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I 15S MM 52
I 15S MM 52
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I 15S N of Dillon
I 15S N of Dillon
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I 90 M B Cardwell
I 90 M B Cardwell
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I 90 M B Exit 118
I 90 M B Exit 118
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I 90 M B Exit 124
I 90 M B Exit 124
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I 90 M B Exit 138
I 90 M B Exit 138
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I 90 M B Exit 153
I 90 M B Exit 153
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I 90 M B Homestake Pass 2
I 90 M B Homestake Pass 2
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M M Cafe Butte
M M Cafe Butte
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McDonald Pass
McDonald Pass
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Milwaukee Depot Butte
Milwaukee Depot Butte
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Mother Lode Theatre Butte
Mother Lode Theatre Butte
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Rank s Mercantile Virginia
Rank s Mercantile Virginia
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UM Dillon
UM Dillon
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Virginia City Courthouse
Virginia City Courthouse
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Virginia City Library Museu
Virginia City Library Museu
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Whitehall Murals 1
Whitehall Murals 1
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Whitehall Murals 2
Whitehall Murals 2
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Whitehall Murals 3
Whitehall Murals 3
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Whitehall Murals 4
Whitehall Murals 4
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Whitehall Murals 5
Whitehall Murals 5
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Whitehall Murals 6
Whitehall Murals 6
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Whitehall Murals 7
Whitehall Murals 7
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Whitehall Murals 8
Whitehall Murals 8
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Whitehall Murals 9
Whitehall Murals 9
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Whitehall Murals 10
Whitehall Murals 10
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Whitehall Murals 11
Whitehall Murals 11
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Whitehall Murals 12
Whitehall Murals 12
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Yesterday s Cafe 2
Yesterday s Cafe 2