Anaconda in Deer Lodge County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)
Butte-Anaconda Historic District
Erected by Montana Historical Society.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Labor Unions. In addition, it is included in the Montana National Register Sign Program, and the National Historic Landmarks series lists.
Location. 46° 7.398′ N, 112° 57.302′ W. Marker is in Anaconda, Montana, in Deer Lodge County. Marker is at the intersection of Main Street and West 8th Street when traveling south on Main Street. Marker is located on the Deer Lodge County Courthouse grounds, beside the sidewalk, on the left side of the courthouse main front entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 800 Main Street, Anaconda MT 59711, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Deer Lodge County Courthouse (a few steps from this marker); St. Mark's Episcopal Church (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Judge George B. Winston Residence (approx. 0.2 miles away); Tuttle Residence (approx. 0.2 miles away); 504 Main Street (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fred Clark Residence (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hearst Free Library (approx. ¼ mile away); Washoe Theater (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Anaconda.
More about this marker. Marker is a large, laser-printed metal plaque, mounted horizontally on a waist-high metal post.
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Butte-Anaconda National Historic Landmark District
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1. Butte–Anaconda Historic District. The district's national significance relates to its long history of copper production as well as to its role in the development of the labor union movement in the United States. As the source of nearly one-third of all the world's copper in the early 1900s, Butte's mines provided one of the metals that were critical to American industrialization. Walkerville represents some of the earliest mines in the district and preserves the early mining camp flavor present in the 1890s to 1910s. Butte itself is an urban metropolis where industrial relics such as mine yards and head frames are juxtaposed with a wide variety of residential and business structures. (Submitted on January 2, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
2. Western Federation of Miners. The Western Federation of Miners (WFM) was a radical labor union that organized the miners and smelter workers of the Rocky Mountain states. Created in 1893 by the merger of several local miners' unions, the WFM had a reputation for violent strikes and militant action from its beginning. On several occasions pitched battles occurred between union members and company guards, and state militia and federal troops were sometimes dispatched to keep order in strike areas. (Submitted on January 2, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
3. Industrial Workers of the World. Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), byname Wobblies, labour organization founded in Chicago in 1905 by representatives of 43 groups. The IWW opposed the American Federation of Labor’s acceptance of capitalism and its refusal to include unskilled workers in craft unions. Among the founders of the IWW were William D. (“Big Bill”) Haywood of the Western Federation of Miners (WFM), Daniel De Leon of the Socialist Labor Party, and Eugene V. Debs of the Socialist Party. Debs withdrew his support as the group grew more radical. (Submitted on January 2, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
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