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Helena, Montana. Counties or equivalents associated with this area: Lewis And Clark. Associated ZIP codes: 59601, 59602, 59604, 59620, 59623, 59624, 59625, 59626.
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HELENA, Mont. - Lottery officials say they understand the public’s frustration after issues with this year’s Montana Millionaire ticket sales, and the ve...
HELENA, Mont. - Independent candidate Seth Bodnar has conceded in the race for U.S. Senator for Montana, with Republican Kurt Alme in the lead after the firs...
HELENA, Mont. - Sam Forstag says the Aaron Flint campaign has called to concede early Wednesday morning in the race for Montana
The gates of a 159-year old Jewish cemetery in Helena were stolen sometime this week, likely on Tuesday evening, according to Home of Peace Cemetery.
Nathan Betz, a probation officer in Helena, will owe $100 more each month to cover the cost of his healthcare provided by the state of Montana.
An announcement from the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks said the mountain lion activity was near homes.
John William Althof, 58, passed away on August 24, 2026 from an accident at his home in Helena, MT. John’s Celebration of Life will take place at 2 p.m., F...
Exchange Club of Helena volunteers work the 2026 Last Chance Stampede and Fair at the Lewis and Clark County Fairgrounds.
HELENA — Attorneys presented opening arguments on Wednesday in Lewis Clark District Court in the trial of former Montana Senate President Jason Ellsworth,...
A district court judge in Helena has narrowed the scope of a lawsuit seeking to invalidate sections of the Montana Republican Party’s bylaws that require l...
HELENA, Mont. – With the arrival of summer and increased wildlife activity, the Montana Department of Livestock (DOL) is experiencing a high number
HELENA — Cocaine and methamphetamine seizures in Montana rose during the first quarter of 2026 compared to the same period last year, while fentanyl seizur...
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Helena is in Lewis And Clark County, Montana.
Region: Western Montana
59601, 59602, 59604, 59620, 59623, 59624, 59625, 59626
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The MacHaffie and Indian Creek sites, on opposite sides of the Elkhorn Mountains southeast of the Helena Valley, show that people of the Folsom culture lived in the area more than 10,000 years ago. Before and after horses arrived about 300 years ago, the Salish, Blackfeet and other peoples visited the valley seasonally on their rounds. By the early 1800s American and British-Canadian trappers were working the streams of the Missouri watershed for beaver and almost certainly passed through.
Gold strikes in Idaho Territory in the early 1860s drew a flood of migrants and led to rushes at Grasshopper Creek, or Bannack, in 1862 and Alder Gulch, or Virginia City, in 1863. So many people came that Congress created Montana Territory in May 1864. On July 14, 1864, a prospecting party known as the Four Georgians found gold in a gulch off Prickly Pear Creek, and a mining camp grew up along a small creek they called Last Chance Gulch, still the name of the city's main street. In the 1870s Louis Reeder, a brick and stone mason from Pennsylvania, bought lots along Cutler Street, now Reeder's Alley, and between 1872 and 1884 built more than 30 one-room brick and stone tenements for miners. The alley survives as one of the strongest links to the town's mining-camp beginnings. Helena grew into the commercial center of the gold country and later became the capital of Montana. Sources Wikipedia: Helena, Montana
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