#Anaconda smoke stack full

#Anaconda smoke stack full

I offer a full refund if you are unhappy with your purchase, so please buy with confidence. It is a brick smoke stack or chimney, built in 1918 as part of the Washoe Smelter of the.

For decades the Big Stack belched lead and arsenic over the town, but smelting operations ceased in. The Anaconda Smelter Stack is the tallest surviving masonry structure in the world with an overall height of about 585 feet (178.3 m), including a brick chimney 555 feet (169.2 m) tall and the downhill side of a concrete foundation 30 feet (9.1 m) tall. The Washington Monument could fit inside it. At slightly over 585 feet high it is the tallest free-standing masonry structure in the world. Unless stated in listing, I only sell standard size vintage postcards, shipped typically within 24 hours, in a cardboard stiffened envelope. Standing tall since 1918, the Big Stack is visible long before you arrive in Anaconda. I want to make sure your experience is a positive one and will respond promptly to all inquiries. Please don't hesitate to send me a question, before or after your purchase. Please be sure to Visit My Hip Store, new items are listed every week. Please View My Other Items For Sale and be sure to Add me to your Favorite Sellers. The inside diameter is 75 feet at bottom, tapering to 60 feet at the top. Item is described as accurately as possible. The old Anaconda Copper Company smelter stack, completed in 1919, is one of the tallest free-standing brick structures in the world at 585 feet. On mobile devices click on 'Description~Read More'.ĪNACONDA, Montana MT WASHOE SMELTER~World's Largest Smoke Stack 1951 Postcard ANACONDA, Montana MT WASHOE SMELTER~World's Largest Smoke Stack 1951 Postcard Click images to enlarge Description Please note that if in the image of the postcard back an odd colored shadow appears on one side, it is a scanner defect and it does not appear on the card. Please scroll down to see large images of the front and back of the postcard. This will lead to to the heart of downtown Anaconda.Condition: Very good, light cancel and light bends on left side, light tip wear/scuffs. Take a right on MT-1 south and a left on Cottonwood St. Turn right on MT-48 south, continue on this for 6 miles. Turn right toward I-90 Frontage Road, then take the first left onto I-90 Frontage Road. From I-90 east take exit 201 toward Warm Springs. After about 90 miles the Anaconda smoke stack begins to make an appearance on the horizon.

Head out of Missoula on I-90 east, toward Butte. Heading from Missoula to Anaconda couldn't be easier. On your way back to Anaconda stop in at the Fairmont Hot Springs for a relaxing dip in the natural hot springs.Or for glimpse into the past visit the Southern Cross Ghost town.Don't miss the recently opened Copper Chute, a super slide, found at the Charlotte Yeoman Martin Complex.Hop on the vintage 1936 bus tour or try a walking tour through the cities three National Historic Districts.Visit the Washoe Theater, built in 1931, and one of the best preserved of its type in the country.Anaconda Montana may be a small town but you won't lack for things to do.If you tire from all the hiking and fishing or even golfing, take in the wilderness with a majestic drive along the Pintler Scenic Route.Practice your golf swing at one of the three golf courses in the area.For wildlife viewing the Mount Haggin Wildlife Management Area provides a promising view of the sizeable herd of Elk that live in the high mountain valley.It provides a great day of skiing for beginners or a steep drop off the backside for those looking for an adrenaline rush. Practice your turns at Discovery Basin Ski Area.Stop by Georgetown or Echo Lake for a day of fishing and boating.Step out for some hiking in the Anaconda-Pintler Wilderness Area.Whether you are looking for some country charm at a B&B or your looking to rough it in a rental cabin, Anaconda has many options for accommodations.ĭining options leave a bit to be desired, but what they lack in variety they make up for with good home cooking and hospitality. Both summer and winter offer activities the whole family will enjoy.Īnaconda is located just off I-90 in southwestern Montana, 20 miles west of Butte and 95 miles east of Missoula. Reinventing itself after the Anaconda Copper Mining Company closed it's doors in 1980, Anaconda is now the place to be for wilderness recreation. Anaconda Montana is a cute town with a huge heart.