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Smith Mine, Bear Creek 1.5 miles West of Town of Bear Creek, Red Lodge, Carbon County, MT
Summary
Significance: In 1943 an explosion inside the Smith mine resulted in the death of 74 men making the mine the tragic site of the worst coal mine disaster in Montana history. The mine is also significant as one of the largest coal mines in Carbon County and one which was in continuous production for over half a century. The mine's life span coincides with, and is an example of the early beginning, productive development, decline and end of underground coal mining in Montana.
Survey number: HAER MT-32
Building/structure dates: c 1900- 1910 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1917-1919 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1953 Subsequent Work
Tags
Date
1900
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Smith, Elijah
Lamport , George T
Montana Coal & Iron Company
Slack, James
George, James
Montana Fuel & Iron Company
Worthington, W W
Northern Pacific Railway
Anderson, Paul, photographer
Anderson, Paul, historian
Location
Red Lodge (Mont.), 45.18204, -109.22776
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html
