GC1MWQVHelena
Type: Traditional
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By: poolsharkycat@
| Hide Date: 02/19/2009
| Status: Available
Country: United States
| State: Colorado Coordinates: N39° 41.228 W104° 48.213 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
Helena is the capital of Montana. The town was established on October 30, 1864, following the discovery of gold along Last Chance Creek by the "Four Georgians". Helena's main street is named Last Chance Gulch and follows the winding path of the original creek through the historic downtown district.
The town was originally named "Crabtown", after John Crab, one of the "Four Georgians". As other miners arrived and the town expanded, the name was changed to a more appealing title. After many suggestions, John Sommerville suggested the name of his home town, Saint Helena, Minnesota, but the pronunciation (Hel-E-na) did not suit the miners, who preferred HELL-en-a. Dropping "Saint" from the name as unnecessary, the new name Helena was adopted (defeating the name "Tomah" by only two votes).
05/25/2018 By Scaber Thank you for placing this cache and helping to keep our recreation going.
03/25/2018 By memnosine Found with TCL on a long walk.TN left a black Rubber cricket. TFTC
03/22/2018 By LostinDenver There were muggles near this cache the first time we approached. So we continue down the path in Horseshoe Park circled around and came back to make the find. Found with @WindAtMyBack. Tftc!
Helena
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