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History of Helena, Montana, USA
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History, News and Stories of Helena, Montana, USA

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1869 - First Fire Tower
First fire tower built to protect buildings in Helena, Montana.
National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
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1888 - In 1888, Helena had more millionaires per capita than any other city in the world.
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1895 - Helena
Helena, a city, the capital of Montana, and of Lewis and Clarke co., is situated in Prickly Pear Valley, near the Rocky Mountains, about 14 miles W.... Read MORE...
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1908 - June 4-5 - Helena MT was deluged with 3.67 inches of rain to establish their all-time 24 hour rainfall record.
The Weather Channel
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1916
Helena, a city, the capital of Montana and of Lewis and Clarke co., in Prickly Pear Valley, near the Rocky Mountains, about 14 miles W. of the... Read MORE...
1919 - ENGINEER KILLED IN TRAIN WRECK. Head-on Collision on N. P. Results in One Death and Many Injured.
HELENA, Oct. 1. - Engineer Sidney Sherwood was killed and two firemen badly hurt when a light engine and passenger train on the Rimini branch of the... Read MORE...
1924 - December 14 - The temperature at Helena, MT, plunged 79 degrees in 24 hours, and 88 degrees in 34 hours. The mercury plummeted from 63 above to 25 below zero.
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December 14, 1924
January 31, 1949 - Helena MT reached 42 degrees below zero.
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January 31, 1949
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1949 - September 11 - An early snowstorm brought 7.5 inches to Helena MT
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1959 - November 11-12 - Between Noon on the 11th and Noon on the 12th, a winter storm buried Helena, MT, under 21.5 inches of snow, which surpassed their previous 24 hour record by seven inches.
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