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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] Due to the gold rush, Helena became a wealthy city, with approximately 50 millionaires inhabiting the ...
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Helena residents raised money in 1903 to buy the fairgrounds, which were donated to the state. [14] By this time, the track had so deteriorated that large amounts of soil had to be trucked in to restore the turns. [17] The state of Montana authorized a subsidized Montana State Fair in 1903, and in 1904 relay races were added. [7]
Various Montana State Fairs have been held in different Montana locations: Montana State Fairgrounds Racetrack , Helena, site of territorial and state fairs in Montana in the early 1900s Montana ExpoPark , Great Falls, beginning in the 1930s and continuing to use the title “Montana State Fair” today
Lewis and Clark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Montana.As of the 2020 census, the population was 70,973. [1] Its county seat is Helena, [2] the state capital. The numerical designation for Lewis and Clark County (used in the issuance of the state's license plates) is 5.
Lewis and Clark County: 049: Helena: Feb 2, 1865: Original County: Originally Edgerton County), renamed March 1, 1868 for Meriwether Lewis and William Clark: 5 75,011: 3,461 sq mi (8,964 km 2) Liberty County: 051: Chester: Feb 11, 1920: Chouteau County, Hill County: The sentiment of the inhabitants when the county was formed soon after World ...
The post is now home of the Montana National Guard's Joint Forces Headquarters, 95th Troop Command, 208th Regional Training Institute, Training Center Headquarters, 190th Chemical Reconnaissance Detachment, Montana Medical Readiness Detachment, 83rd Civil Support Team, 1049th Fire Fighting Detachment, and I Company 145th Forward Support Element.
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