Smith Mine Historic District


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.
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.
Architect: Montana Coal & Iron Co.
Architecture: Functional utilitarian
Historic function: Industry/processing/extraction
Historic subfunction: Manufacturing Facility; Extractive Facility