Welcome to the paranormal deep dive from Real Ghost Stories Online and the Grave Talks.

They say that if the walls of Butte, Montana's Dumas Brothel, could talk,

they'd have a century's worth of secrets to spill.

But maybe, just maybe, they already do.

Tucked away in the historic heart of this once booming mining town,

the Dumas brothel was no ordinary building. Built in 1890, it proudly stood as the longest

operating house of ill repute in the entire country, surviving fires, crackdowns, and even

the rise and fall of the Copper Kings.

Above ground, it was a business of whispers and shadows.

Below ground, in the labyrinth of tunnels carved beneath the streets,

it was something even more mysterious, a passageway for miners, bootleggers,

and perhaps spirits that never quite found their way out.

Long after the last client walked out the door, strange things began to happen inside the Duma's,

footsteps echoing through empty halls, whispers in the darkness,

apparitions of women long gone, still pacing the second floor as if waiting

for a customer who to never arrive. Paranormal investigators, thrill seekers, and skeptics alike

have all crossed the threshold, and many left with more questions than answers. What is it about

this brothel that refuses to rest in peace?

I'm Tony Bruske. Let's dig in. There's a certain rawness to Butte, Montana, a toughness

etched into the brickwork of its buildings and the faces of those who call it home. Back in the late

1800s, Butte wasn't just any town.

It was a thunderous, brawling epicenter of industry.

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