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The Con Headframe. . . Men Lowered and Ore Raised . The Anaconda Copper Mining Company (ACM) erected the Mountain Consolidated (or simply the "Con") mine headframe in 1928. Towering 129-1/2 feet, the steel headframe and five idlers towers replac…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D8T_deer-lodge-county-courthouse_Anaconda-MT.html
Deer Lodge County Courthouse. . The valley known by Native Americans as "Lodge of the White Tailed Deer" officially became Deer Lodge County when this area was part of the Territory of Idaho. After the creation of the Territory of Montan…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D8R_butte-anaconda-historic-district_Anaconda-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/HM2D8Q_goosetown-historic-district_Anaconda-MT.html
Goosetown Historic District. . Attracted by the opportunity to work at Marcus Daly's copper smelter, thousands of immigrants came seeking work in Anaconda. Many were from Ireland, like Daly himself, but skilled and unskilled workers also came from…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D8P_preserving-the-washoe-smelter-stack_Anaconda-MT.html
Preserving the Washoe Smelter Stack. . On September 29, 1980, the Anaconda Minerals Company, which had merged with the Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) three years earlier, announced the indefinite suspension of copper smelting in Anaconda and re…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D8M_marcus-daly-an-irishman-with-vision_Anaconda-MT.html
Marcus Daly - An Irishman with Vision. . In 1876, an Irish immigrant working for a Salt Lake City mining company arrived in southwest Montana to appraise mining properties. His name was Marcus Daly, and as a result of good timing and a keen knowle…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D8L_washoe-stack-facts_Anaconda-MT.html
Washoe Stack Facts. . During the early years of smelting in Anaconda, each of the many furnaces at the Old Works required its own stack. Later the individual stacks were connected through flues to a large central stack. . . When constructed in …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D32_the-smith-river-valley_White-Sulphur-Springs-MT.html
The Smith River Valley. . The mountains to the west are the Big Belts, and those to the east the Castle Mountains. The gulches draining the west slope of the Big Belts were famous in the '60s and '70s for their gold placer diggings. Montana Bar in…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D2T_the-ace-in-the-hole_Monarch-MT.html
The Ace in the Hole. . Montana may seem a long way from international events, yet it was once in the forefront of a confrontation between the United States and Soviet Union. In October 1962, American President John F. Kennedy and Soviet Premier Ni…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D2I_these-springs-have-witnessed_Great-Falls-MT.html
These Springs Have Witnessed.... . Native American tribes followed the buffalo through this area and camped at Giant Springs. The temperature of the spring water stays a consistent 54 degrees all year long, making this a good site for winter camps…
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