Historical Marker
Silver Bow Club
Historical marker location:
125 West Granite Street, Butte, Montana
( Marker is at the intersection of West Granite Street and North Alaska Street, on the right when traveling west on West Granite Street.)
Butte National Historic Landmark 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.