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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DA5_mapping-the-way_Dillon-MT.html
Mapping the Way. . . Instruments for ascertaining, by celestial observations, the geography of the country through which you will pass, have been already provided. —President Thomas Jefferson . . The data collected by Lewis and Clark is a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DA3_distant-features_Dillon-MT.html
Distant Features. . . Your observations are to be taken with great pains & accuracy, to be entered distinctly & intelligibly for others as well as yourself, to comprehend all the elements necessary . —President Thomas Jefferson . . On Aug…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D9T_clark-pocket-compass-monument_Dillon-MT.html
Clark Pocket Compass Monument. . This monument design is taken from the small pocket compass carried by William Clark on the expedition. Clark's compass was made by Thomas Whitney in Philadelphia. Fortunate Chapter of the National Lewis and Clar…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D9O_reliable-landmarks_Dillon-MT.html
Reliable Landmarks. . . "...you will take careful observations of ...objects distinguished by such natural marks & characters of a durable kind..." . —President Thomas Jefferson . . There is a remarkable view from the crest of…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D9E_organized-labor_Anaconda-MT.html
Organized Labor. . Between 1880 and 1920, large-scale development of copper mining and smelting in Butte and Anaconda spurred the growth of railroads and industrialization. This, in turn, attracted thousands of workers from across the country and …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D9D_smelting-the-ore_Anaconda-MT.html
Smelting the Ore. . Extracting pure copper from the ores mined in Butte was a complex process. First, the useless waste rock was separated from the valuable ore, and the high-grade material was separated from the low-grade material. Next, the lowe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D9C_contributions-of-the-washoe-smelter_Anaconda-MT.html
Contributions of the Washoe Smelter. . The fortunes of copper mining and smelting and associated enterprises were subject to the boom and bust cycles typical of metals-based industries. World and national events affected rapid fluctuation in the s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D93_butte-anaconda-historic-district_Walkerville-MT.html
Butte-Anaconda Historic District. . It took millions of miles of copper to build the telegraph, telephone, and electrical lines that transformed the United States from a collection of small, isolated communities to a cohesive, industrialized natio…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D91_butte-anaconda-walkerville_Walkerville-MT.html
Butte-Anaconda-Walkerville. National Historic Landmark. Butte-Anaconda Walkerville Has been designated a National Historic Landmark. Atop the "Richest Hill on Earth," Walkerville was the birthplace of Butte-Anaconda Mining. It was th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D8Z_welcome-to-the-top-of-the-world_Butte-MT.html
Welcome! To the Top of the World. . . Montana's Copperway . You are about to enter a unique trail system that is part of Montana's Copperway, a network of trails and cultural sites developed to celebrate and interpret one of the richest, most co…
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