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On State Highway 308, 1 mile east of South 6th Street, on the left when traveling west.
A large red granite monument commemorates the 75 miners who died in the 1943 explosion at the Smith Mine. The United Mine Workers of America installed this memorial in 1947 to memorialize Montana’s worst coal mining disaster. Twenty-two of the Smith . . . — — Map (db m190162) HM
On West Main Street near North 2nd Street, on the right when traveling west.
Platted in 1905 by George Lamport and Robert Leavens, Bearcreek was the center of an extensive underground coal mining district. At its height during World War I, Bearcreek boasted a population of nearly 2,000 people. The community was ethnically . . . — — Map (db m190160) HM
On Main Street (State Highway 308) at South 2nd Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
A coal-mining town established in 1905, Bearcreek developed quickly, and after just one year the town boasted telephones, city water, and electric streetlights. Bert Vaill, a cashier with the Carbon County Bank of Red Lodge, purchased this lot from . . . — — Map (db m190148) HM
On State Highway 308, 0.1 miles west of Scotch Coulee Road, on the right when traveling west.
About sixty million years ago, this area was part of a vast subtropical coastal plain with major rivers flowing eastward into an inland seaway. Between these major river systems great thicknesses of plant material accumulated that was converted to . . . — — Map (db m190146) HM
On State Highway 308, 0.1 miles west of Scotch Coulee Road, on the right when traveling west.
Thirty-nine corrugated metal structures mark the site of the Smith Mine, a ghostly reminder of a once vibrant mining district. The Montana Coal and Iron Company (MCI) began developing the Smith Mine in earnest after the arrival of the Montana, . . . — — Map (db m190143) HM
On State Highway 308, 0.1 miles west of Scotch Coulee Road, on the right when traveling west.
The Smith Mine is the site of the worst underground coal mine disaster in Montana history. The decaying buildings across the coulee are a memorial to the 74 men who died in the mine on the morning of February 27, 1943. Smoke pouring from the . . . — — Map (db m190113) HM
