Helena: Last Chance Gulch and the State Capital
Helena began in 1864 when four prospectors, later known as the Four Georgians, struck gold in a narrow ravine they called Last Chance Gulch. The strike produced roughly $3.6 billion in present-day dollars of gold over the following two decades and made Helena one of the wealthiest cities per capita in the United States by the 1880s. Last Chance Gulch is now the curving main street of downtown Helena, its alignment still following the path of the original creek.
The city became Montana's territorial capital in 1875 and retained the role when the state was admitted to the union in 1889. The Montana State Capitol, completed in 1902, is topped with a copper dome that reflects the importance of Butte's mining economy to early statehood. The Cathedral of St. Helena, modeled on the Votive Church of Vienna, was consecrated in 1914 and stands as one of the most elaborate Gothic Revival churches in the western United States.
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Helena began in 1864 when four prospectors, later known as the Four Georgians, struck gold in a narrow ravine they called Last Chance Gulch. The strike produced roughly $3.6 billion in present-day dollars of gold over the following two decades and made Helena one of the wealthiest cities per capita in the United States by the 1880s. Last Chance Gulch is now the curving main street of downtown Helena, its alignment still following the path of the original creek.
The city became Montana's territorial capital in 1875 and retained the role when the state was admitted to the union in 1889. The Montana State Capitol, completed in 1902, is topped with a copper dome that reflects the importance of Butte's mining economy to early statehood. The Cathedral of St. Helena, modeled on the Votive Church of Vienna, was consecrated in 1914 and stands as one of the most elaborate Gothic Revival churches in the western United States.
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