Steiger Apartments

Historical marker location:

427 East Pine Street, Missoula, Montana

( Marker is on East Pine Street near Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling east.)

This Property Contributes to the East Pine Street 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.