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Anaconda’s First Fourth of July Debauch 1883
Pioneer Woman recounts Anaconda’s inaugural Independence Day. A small camp near Washoe Park hosted tents saloons and rough drinking, with fights, bullets, and riot until dawn. Mrs Storey recalls rescuing a drunken man from the creek and witnessing the wild celebration that shaped future observances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anaconda
Washoe Park
Edward Storey
Fuller Addition
Copperopolis
Montana
C. H. Moore
Upper Works
Main
Front Streets
Front Street
Nelson Guich
Helena
Mr. Storey
Tom Reilly