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Helena (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 46 35 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 46.5833 decimal degrees |
| Long: 112 02 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -112.0333 decimal degrees |
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Note: Was first visited by Lewis & Clark in 1805 & incorporated as a town in 1870; became a mining center for silver, gold & lead in 1893, & again during WW I; was damaged by earthquakes in 1930s. |
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| Helena (preferred,C,V)
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............ | named for Helena, Minnesota |
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Helena (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded on October 30, 1864 |
| city (C) |
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| state capital (C) |
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since 1889 |
| agricultural center (C) |
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| tourist center (C) |
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| trade center (C) |
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for livestock |
| industrial center (C) |
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for smelting & refining works |
| manufacturing center (C) |
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| educational center (C) |
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includes Roman Catholic Carroll College |
| recreation area (C) |
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includes Helena National Forest Headquarters |
| cultural center (C) |
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for Montana Historical Society, museum & art galleries |
| capital (H) |
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of Montana Territory in 1875 |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital of .... |
Montana .......... (state) |
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(World, North and Central America, United States) [7007524] |
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