Helena, MT Summer Camps

About Helena, MT

Helena is the capital city of the U.S. state of Montana and the county seat of Lewis and Clark County . The 2010 census put the population at 28,180. The local daily newspaper is the Independent Record . The Helena Brewers minor league baseball and Helena Bighorns minor league hockey team call the city home. The city is served by Helena Regional Airport . Helena is the principal city of the Helena Micropolitan Statistical Area , which includes all of Lewis and Clark and Jefferson counties; its population is 74,801 according to the 2010 U.S. Census.

History of Helena, MT

History Helena, Montana in 1870. Helena, Montana in 2006. Helena was founded with the July 14, 1864 discovery of gold in a gulch off the Prickly Pear valley by the " Four Georgians ". The city's main street is named Last Chance Gulch and lies close to the winding path of the original gulch through the historic downtown district. The original camp was named "Last Chance" by the Four Georgians. By fall, the population had grown to over 200 and the name "Last Chance" was viewed as too crass. On October 30, 1864, a group of at least seven men met to name the town, authorize the layout of the streets, and elect commissioners. The first suggestion was "Tomah," a word the committee thought had connections to the local Indian people of the area. Other nominations included Pumpkinville and Squashtown . Other suggestions were to name the community after various Minnesota towns, such as Winona and Rochester.

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