Parrot Block

Historical marker location:

205-207 East Park Street, Anaconda, Montana

( Marker is on East Park Avenue (State Highway 1) near Oak Street, on the right when traveling east.)

Anaconda Commercial Historic District.

Montana played a significant role in the development of atomic energy during World War II and the Cold War. The Manhattan Project, which developed the first atomic bomb, had several facilities in Montana, including the Anaconda Copper Company, which supplied uranium ore for the project.