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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.
Headframes of the Anaconda Copper Mining Company, looking over the town of Butte, MT Butte, Anaconda and Pacific boxcab #47 on display in Butte.. When it first opened, the BA&P used steam locomotives to haul the ore, freight, and passenger trains, however the heavy daily use took its toll on the engines, and by 1910 alternative power sources were being sought. [1]
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 .
A wildfire burning northeast of Chico swelled to more than 70,000 acres, sending thousands of residents fleeing in the night. It's now California's largest blaze of the year.
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On September 12, 1928 the Anaconda Standard's Butte edition merged with Butte Miner to form The Montana Standard. [3] At the time it was owned by the Anaconda Company. [4] In 1959, It was sold to Lee Enterprises. [4] In 1971, under the leadership of Betty Danfield, the paper's women's section won the Penney-Missouri Award for General Excellence ...
May 11—Caltrans broke ground on a major Sacramento River bridge and viaduct replacement project on State Route 162 in the Butte City area of Glenn County last week. "With about 1,200 farms ...
Right-of-way begins in Butte and travels to Anaconda, generally along the course of Silver Bow Creek; also the confluence of German Gulch and Silver Bow Creeks at the eastern end of Silver Bow Canyon 46°02′37″N 112°44′25″W / 46.043611°N 112.740278°W / 46.043611; -112.740278 ( Butte, Anaconda and Pacific Railway Historic