Anaconda and Mound City were located near one another. Anaconda was closer to the rails of the Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad, the grade now used by Colorado 67. Mound City was to the southwest, near the entrance to what is now Shelf Road. Most of what was Anaconda is below Colorado 67.

The town was laid out in 1892 under the name Barry by brothers Vinton and Bill Barry. The town of Barry absorbed an earlier town called Squaw Gulch. The town was renamed Anaconda because of the nearby Anaconda Mine. The post office remained open on and off until 1917. The town had three rail lines, including an electric trolley.

Anaconda was destroyed by fire in 1904 and was not rebuilt. Residents either moved to Victor or Cripple Creek. What remains today are formaer mine support buildings the Anaconda or Mary McKinney mines.

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Once the blacksmith shop for the Anaconda Mine. Viewed from above from the Cripple Creek tourist train.
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The Blacksmith shop in June 2009.
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The retaining wall in June 2009.
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The Mary McKinney Mine slag wall from below (standing in Anaconda's old location) looking up. This wall protected Anaconda, so as you can imagine, it was of significant size.
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Once the blacksmith shop for the Anaconda Mine. Viewed from the highway below.
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Support buildings for the Mary McKinney mine above Anaconda.
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