Roundhouse: (Satellite)
The first phase of the smelter was built in 1902. The second stack, the one standing today, was built in 1918. "From the 30-foot base (elevation 5,754 feet), the stack rises to 585 feet...[with] the equivalent of 6,672,214 ordinary bricks." [plaque]
"When completed in 1918, the Anaconda Smelter Stack was believed to be the tallest masonry, brickwork structure in the world." [umt]
Operations were shutdown in 1980. [epa]
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| Andrew Eunpu, Jan 2021, right side, Anaconda Historical Society archives |
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| Andrew Eunpu, Jan 2021, left side |
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| Erick Nordberg updated This cover photo is from a vintage colorized postcard of the Anaconda Mining Company’s Washoe Smelter. The 1918 stack remains at the site as the tallest masonry structure in the world at 585 feet tall. |
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| Street View, Jun 2012 |
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| Andrew Eunpu, Jan 2021 |
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| 1961 Anaconda Quad @ 62,500 |
The USGS map labels the railroad as Rarus Railway. The older topo maps label it as Butte Anaconda & Pacific.
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| Satellite |
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| Street View, Aug 2021 |
It appears the ramp for the old coal dock is still standing.
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| Street View, Aug 2021 |
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| Doug Klink posted Turntable and roundhouse for the Butte, Anaconda, and Pacific in Anaconda MT. Drove by and you can see it through the fence but not well enough for a photo. The fence has slats in it. Part of a historical district. Charlie Sibaja: Filming location for Runaway Train movie in 1985. |
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| Daren Genau commented on Doug's post Couple years ago |
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