Anaconda in Deer Lodge County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, August 6, 2022
1. St. Mark's Episcopal Church Marker
Anaconda grew quickly after Copper King Marcus Daly established it as his smelter town in 1883, but the community’s Episcopalians needed to wait seven years before they could lay the cornerstone for St. Mark’s Episcopal Church on October 21, 1890. Before then, they had depended on priests from Deer Lodge and Butte, or on visits of Bishop Richmond Leigh Brewer from Helena. Services were held in the Methodist Episcopal Church South building and later above Foskett’s saloon. At the latter site, water for a baptism by the Rev. A. B. Howard of Deer Lodge once was supplied from downstairs, and in a beer mug. Even after having their own building, the congregation was dependent on the smelter’s fortunes, and St. Mark’s closed for some months in 1892 when the smelter was shut down. The buff sandstone for this Romanesque Revival church was quarried near Garrison. The original floor plan was that of a Latin cross except for the square entrance bell tower; and a brick one-story addition has squared off the space between transept and apse.Erected by Montana Historical Society.
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Location. 46° 7.52′ N, 112° 57.265′ W. Marker is in Anaconda, Montana, in Deer Lodge County. Marker is on Main Street near West 6th Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 601 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. Judge George B. Winston Residence (within shouting distance of this marker); 504 Main Street (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Tuttle Residence (about 400 feet away); Hearst Free Library (about 600 feet away); Deer Lodge County Courthouse (about 800 feet away); Butte-Anaconda Historic District (about 800 feet away); Fred Clark Residence (about 800 feet away); Washoe Theater (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Anaconda.
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, August 6, 2022
2. St. Mark's Episcopal Church and Marker
The marker is to the left of the entrance.
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, August 6, 2022
3. St. Mark's Episcopal Church Marker
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, August 6, 2022
4. St. Mark's Episcopal Church Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 9, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 9, 2022, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 45 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 9, 2022, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
