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Helena (listen ⓘ; / ˈ h ɛ l ə n ə /) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Montana and the seat of Lewis and Clark County. [4]Helena was founded as a gold camp during the Montana gold rush, and established on October 30, 1864. [5]
The red corner : the rise and fall of communism in northeastern Montana. Helena, Montana: Montana Historical Society Press. ISBN 978-0-9759196-7-5. Spence, Clark C. (1975). Territorial Politics and Government in Montana, 1864-89. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 978-0-252-00460-5.
The Helena Historic District (HHD) is a federally designated historic district in Helena, Montana, United States. Since its establishment in 1972, the HHD has had boundary adjustments in 1990 and 1993. [2] [3] The original 1972 designation was composed of two unconnected sections known as "Downtown" and "West Residential". [3]
After the Duke of York (later King James II of England). Named by King Charles II of England, James II's brother. [77] The name "York" is derived from its Latin name Eboracum (via Old English Eoforwic and then Old Norse Jórvík), apparently borrowed from Brythonic Celtic *eborakon, which probably meant 'Yew-Tree Estate'. [78
The Territory of Montana selects Helena as the third Territorial Capital. Helena remains the capital of Montana. 1872: March 1: U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant signs An Act to set apart a certain tract of land lying near the headwaters of the Yellowstone River as a public park, creating Yellowstone National Park, the world's first national park ...
Clergy from Montana Name Lifetime Montana connection Comments Refs John Patrick Carroll: 1864–1925 Lived in Helena: Second Bishop of Helena; Carroll College in Helena is named in his honor [115] Elizabeth Clare Prophet: 1939–2009 Lived on Royal Teton Ranch near Gardiner, died in Bozeman: New Age religious figure [116] [117] Alexander King ...
Samuel Thomas Hauser (January 10, 1833 – November 10, 1914) was an American industrialist and banker who was active in the development of Montana Territory.He made his first fortune in silver mines and railroads, but he lost everything in the Panic of 1893.
July – Montana Stockgrowers Association established by major ranch owners to deal with rustling and vigilantism on the open range. [83] September 3 – The Anaconda Copper Mining Company opens a copper smelter in Anaconda, Montana. [84] September 11 – The Society of Montana Pioneers was founded in Helena. James Fergus was elected the first ...