Helena
Capital Town
by Rick and Susie Graetz, with Tom Palmer and Dennis McCahon
published by Northern Rockies Publishing
- Beauty abounds in all Montana towns. That's just the nature of this slice of the Northern Rockies and Great Plains. But to many, the capital, Helena, is one of the finest settings of any Montana community. From bawdy gold camp to millionaires' town to the center of state government; the story of how Last Chance Gulch grew up.
88 pages, 8 1/2'' x 11'', 3 b/w photos, 77 color photos, 21 illustrations, 2 map(s), 40 softcovers per case, Perfect Bound
softcover
ISBN 10: 1891152483
ISBN 13: 9781891152481
$15.95
RELEASE DATE
01/01/2004
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| Helena
Capital Town |
| Looking out from this ridge on July 14, 1864, one might have noticed four men making their way down Ten Mile Creek (the route of today's Hwy 12) into the valley. Heading up what is now the main street of Helena, the "Four Georgians," as they were mistakenly called, set up camp and immediately began panning the stream gravels for gold. The rest is history � "Last Chance Gulch and Camp" was born. In late October, citizens of this rapidly growing settlement, feeling the title "Last Chance" was too daunting, wanted a new name. Ideas were bantered, and finally John Summerville came up with the name Heleena in honor of a town in Minnesota. The two Es remained until 1882, when it finally became Helena.
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Husband-and-wife team Rick and Susie Graetz are writers, photographers, publishers, and adventurers. Together they have published books about a variety of places in the United States, as well as Southeast Asia and the West Indies; produce specialty publications for Montana's tourism sector; and write a weekly syndicated newspaper column called This is Montana. Rick is the founder of Montana Magazine. |