Anaconda Has No Snakes
· 0.5 mi
Anaconda, Montana, sounds like it was named for a giant snake, or maybe some heavy metal hauled out of the mountains. The truth is more industrial than either. The town was built around a copper smelter, and it took its…
Club Moderne
· 0.5 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Pull over and check out the Club Moderne, a bar that's like stepping directly into the 1930s! Designed by architect Fred F. Willson and built by Frank Wullus, the Club Moderne opened in 1937 for John Francisco. Its…
Anaconda Smelter Stack: Monument to the Copper Kings
· 0.8 mi · Historical Marker
The 585-foot Anaconda Smelter Stack, taller than the Washington Monument, is all that remains of the massive copper smelting complex that processed ore from Butte for nearly a century.
Anaconda Smelter Stack
· 2.3 mi · Scraped Hmdb
That giant brick tower? It's not just big; it's the tallest surviving brick structure *in the world*. Back in 1918, the Anaconda Copper Mining Company built this massive smokestack as part of their Washoe Smelter. It…
Montana State Prison
· 18.9 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Step back in time as you approach the Montana State Prison, a place where hope went to die. This imposing complex has witnessed over a century of crime and punishment in Montana. Originally opened as the Montana…
Granite Ghost Town: Silver's Rise and Fall
· 19.0 mi · Historical
The Granite Mine became the richest silver mine on Earth after a last-blast discovery, yielding $40 million before the 1893 silver crash emptied the town virtually overnight.
Miners Union Hall
· 19.2 mi · Scraped Hmdb
This hall was once the center of the mining community, where workers organized and fought for their rights. The Granite Miners Union Hall was built in 1890 to serve as a meeting place for the miners of Granite, Montana.…
