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From Boom to Bust:
A Short History of CFAC

by Richard Hanners
Hungry Horse News, March 5, 2015

First metal from the AAC plant being loaded onto railroad cars by forklift operator Clifford Shero on Aug. 24, 1955. Photo by Mel Ruder. For about half a century, the Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. plant provided the Flathead Valley with good paying jobs, taxes for schools and local government, and support for the local economy. The following is a timeline of the smelter's history, from groundbreaking to the present.


Richard Hanners
From Boom to Bust: A Short History of CFAC
Hungry Horse News, March 5, 2015

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