Gildersleeve Mine

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Gildersleeve Mine
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Cabins at Gildersleeve Mine, 2014
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LocationLolo National Forest, Superior, Montana
Coordinates 47°02′09″N115°02′04″W / 47.03583°N 115.03444°W / 47.03583; -115.03444
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built1931
NRHP reference No. 02000723 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 26, 2002

The Gildersleeve Mine, in Lolo National Forest near Superior in Mineral County, Montana, was a gold and barite mine listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. [1]

The listed 5 acres (2.0 ha) area included nine contributing buildings, two contributing sites, two contributing structures, and a contributing object. [1] These include:

It was deemed notable as "the most complete depression-era mining camp remaining in western Montana. Located within the Cedar Creek Historic Mining District, the Gildersleeve mine is the heart of a family-run hard rock mining operation established and run by the Gildersleeve family of Superior, Montana. It is a unique mining community built atop tailings from late 19th-century mining activities." [2]

The complex also supported U.S. Forest Service activity. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 Dan Gard (July 30, 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Gildersleeve Mine / 24MNO184". National Park Service . Retrieved February 11, 2018. With 38 photos from 2000-2001.