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Anaconda was founded by Marcus Daly, one of the Copper Kings, who financed the construction of the Anaconda smelter on nearby Warm Springs Creek to process copper ore from the Butte mines. Daly originally named the site "Copperopolis", but that name was already used by Copperopolis, Montana , a small mining town in Meagher County .
The Anaconda Company bought the homes, businesses and schools of the working-class communities of Meaderville, East Butte, and McQueen, east of the pit site. Many of these homes were either destroyed, buried, or moved to the southern end of Butte. Residents were compensated at market value for their acquired property. [citation needed]
The Butte, Anaconda and Pacific Railway Historic District is a 750 acres (300 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. It covers the railway right-of-way which begins in Butte, Montana and runs to Anaconda generally along the course of Silver Bow Creek .
Opportunity is an unincorporated community in Deer Lodge County, Montana, United States. [1] [2] It is located on Pintler Veterans Memorial Scenic Highway, six miles from Anaconda. It is near the Anaconda Smelter Stack.
Anaconda was created as a company town that contained the smelters for Butte's ore. The Butte Anaconda and Pacific Railroad, connecting Butte and Anaconda, is a designated part of the expanded National Historic Landmark District. [2] Known as the "Gibraltar of Unionism", Butte saw the early development of a mine worker's union in 1878.
The Elks Building in Anaconda, Montana was a historic building built in 1914. It is a 3-story brick building that is a contributing property in the Butte-Anaconda Historic District. It was headquarters of the Anaconda Elks until 1964, when it was transferred to the Knights of Columbus. [1] [2]
It is roughly bounded by Commercial Avenue, Main Street, Chestnut Street, and Eest Park Avenue in Anaconda. [1] It includes the Anaconda City Hall and the U.S. Post Office-Anaconda Main which are separately listed on the National Register. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. [1]
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