Kevin Shannon Inteview February, 2007.

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Kevin Shannon Inteview February, 2007.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/191736163

Topics include Shannon's experiences growing up in the neighborhood of Cork Town in Butte, Mont., education, Butte politics, folklore, Butte Anaconda and Pacific Railway Company, Anaconda Copper Mining Company, labor strikes, and Butte Irish. (OH 2217).

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Montana Historical Society Library

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Anaconda Copper Mining Company

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The Anaconda claim was located in 1875. In 1881 Marcus Daly discovered the copper vein that began copper mining in Butte, Montana. The Anaconda Copper Mining Company was organized on June 18, 1895 in Butte and it dominated the early industrial history of Montana. In 1903 nearly three-quarters of the wage earners in the state were either directly or indirectly working for the company. In 1917 there was a general miners' strike, and much worker/owner tension stirred up by the war, the I.W.W., and ...

Shannon, Kevin

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Kevin Joseph Shannon was born on Miners Union Day June 13, 1924. His father John Shannon was an Immigrant from County Clare Ireland. John became the road master for the Butte, Anaconda and Pacific Railway Company. His mother was Honore Walsh Shannon of Anaconda Montana. Kevin was one of five children; he attended the St. Mary's grade school and Butte Central High school before serving in the United States Army during World War Two. During his Army career he was wounded and received the Purple He...

Shovers, Brian

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Butte, Anaconda, and Pacific Railway Company

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Constructed by Marcus Daly to haul the ore from his Anaconda Mine in Butte to the smelter in Anaconda. From the description of Records, 1892-1986. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70927155 The Butte, Anaconda and Pacific Railway Company was an independently operated railroad built by the Anaconda Copper Mining Company to haul copper ore, lumber, and miscellaneous freight from Butte to Anaconda, and to haul ingots from Anaconda to Butte for shipment to national markets. The rai...