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Montana Historical Society

225 Roberts St
Helena, MT 59620
(406) 444-2694

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Living In Helena, MT

Helena is the capital city of the U.S. state of Montana and the county seat of Lewis and Clark County. At the 2010 census the population was 28,190, making it the fifth least populous state capital in the U.S after Montpelier, Vermont; Pierre, South Dakota; Augusta, Maine; and Frankfort, Kentucky. It was founded as a gold camp during the Montana gold rush, and was established in 1864. Over $3.6 billion of gold was extracted in the city limits over a duration of two decades, making it one of the wealthiest cities in the United States by the late nineteenth century. The concentration of wealth contributed to the city's prominent, elaborate Victorian architecture.