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 Torgerson Brothers Garage - Anaconda, MT Posted by:  T0SHEA
N 46° 07.831 W 112° 57.147
12T E 349174 N 5110401
This is a second sign advertising Torgerson Brothers' Garage in Anaconda.
Waymark Code: WMMNHH
Location: Montana, United States
Date Posted: 10/14/2014
Views: 1
Norwegian immigrant Emil Torgerson is credited with starting the first successful transportation company in Anaconda. The Intermountain Transportation Company opened its doors in 1917 when Torgerson purchased a second-hand, seven-passenger touring car, offering a taxi service between Butte and Anaconda for a fare of $.80. The headquarters for this company still remain at the bottom of Main Street. In 1921, Torgerson built a bus body on a lengthened out Pierce Arrow 66-inch chassis. Equipped with side door entrances, the bus carried twenty people. A similar contraption was built in 1922, and bus service began in Anaconda. Torgerson treated Anaconda to a wicker-seated deluxe parlor coach in 1925 with two-wheel air brakes. Bus routes were later expanded to Phillipsburg, Drummond, Missoula, Polson, Kalispell, Dillon, Idaho Falls, Butte and Great Falls.
From the National Register Multiple Property Document Form
Apparently, after the transportation company, the Torgerson Brothers turned to peddling cars and gasoline out of their large shop on the corner of Main and Front Streets. We know that they were still in business in 1953, but don't know for how many more years.
This sign is on the south side of the building immediately south of Torgerson's garage, on the east side of Main Street. From the given coordinates, look northeast and up and you'll spy the sign.
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