United States historic place
| Smith Mine Historic District | |
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
 Site of Smith Mine disaster | |
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| Nearest city | Bearcreek, Montana |
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| Area | 200 acres (81 ha) |
| Built | 1906 |
| Built by | Montana Coal & Iron Co. |
| Architectural style | Functional utilitarian |
| NRHP reference No. | 09000788 |
| Added to NRHP | September 30, 2009 |
The Smith Mine Historic District, in Carbon County, Montana, near Bearcreek, Montana, is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. The district included 27 contributing buildings and 12 contributing structures on 200 acres (81 ha).
It was the site of the Smith Mine disaster in 1943, which killed 75 men, and is among the 50 most deadly mining incidents ever in the United States.
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- Axline, Jon; Brownell, Joan L. (April 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Smith Mine Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved September 5, 2019. (very slow to load) Includes 46 photos, from 2008-09 and historic.
External links
Media related to Smith Mine Historic District at Wikimedia Commons- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) documentation, filed under Bear Creek, Red Lodge, Carbon County, MT:
- HAER No. MT-32, "Smith Mine", 3 photos, 30 data pages, 1 photo caption page
- HAER No. MT-32-A, "Smith Mine, Processing Plant", 3 photos, 1 photo caption page
- HAER No. MT-32-B, "Smith Mine, Tipple", 2 photos, 1 photo caption page
- HAER No. MT-32-C, "Smith Mine, Machine Shop-Maintenance Building", 1 photo, 1 photo caption page
- HAER No. MT-32-D, "Smith Mine, Blacksmith-Mine Car Repair Building", 1 photo, 1 photo caption page
- HAER No. MT-32-E, "Smith Mine, Electric Transfer Building", 1 photo, 1 photo caption page
- HAER No. MT-32-F, "Smith Mine, Boilers (ruins)", 1 photo, 1 photo caption page
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