&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Columbia_Gardens,_Butte,_Montana_1905.jpg) Columbia Gardens c. 1905 | |
| Location | Butte, Montana, United States |
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| Coordinates | 46°00′24″N 112°27′51″W / 46.0065933°N 112.4641851°W |
| Opened | June 4, 1899 |
| Closed | September 3, 1973 |
| Owner | Butte Electric Railway Company (1899–1928) Anaconda Copper (1928–1973) |
| Operating season | May through October |
| Area | 68 acres (28 ha) |
| Attractions | |
| Roller coasters | 1[1] |
The Columbia Gardens (1899–1973) was an amusement park in Butte, Montana, established by copper king William A. Clark and later owned and maintained by Anaconda Copper. During its 74 years of operation, it was the only major amusement park in the entire state.[2]
- ^ "Roller Coaster". rcdb.com. Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
- ^ "Remembering the Columbia Gardens". Montana PBS. 1999. Retrieved August 16, 2017.