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In 1888 Helena had more millionaires per capita than any other city in the world.
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- 1869 - First Fire Tower
First fire tower built to protect buildings in Helena, Montana.
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www.nps.gov - 1888 - In 1888, Helena had more millionaires per capita than any other city in the world.
www.ereferencedesk.com/ resources/ state-facts/ montana.html - 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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Mt. Helena Looking West From Balcony, State Capitol, Helena, Mont.
Postcard- 1908 - June 4-5 - Helena MT was deluged with 3.67 inches of rain to establish their all-time 24 hour rainfall record.
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Postcard- 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 - 1949 - September 11 - An early snowstorm brought 7.5 inches to Helena MT
The Weather Channel - 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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Helena, Montana, USA
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Helena, Montana, USA
Mt. Helena Looking West From Balcony, State Capitol, Helena, Mont.
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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
www.nps.gov
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1888 - In 1888, Helena had more millionaires per capita than any other city in the world.
www.ereferencedesk.com/ resources/ state-facts/ montana.html
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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...
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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.
WeatherForYou.com
December 14, 1924
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January 31, 1949 - Helena MT reached 42 degrees below zero.
WeatherForYou.com
January 31, 1949
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1949 - September 11 - An early snowstorm brought 7.5 inches to Helena MT
The Weather Channel
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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.
The Weather Channel
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