Helena, Montana Area is 205th in size, as defined by Nielsen Media Research, and is the fifth smallest media market in the nation. Helena, Montana Helena is the state capital of the U.S. state of Montana and the county seat of Lewis and Clark County. Helena was founded as a gold camp during the Montana gold rush, and was established in 1864. Over $3.6 billion of gold was extracted in the city limits over a duration of two decades, making it one of the wealthiest cities in the United States by the late nineteenth century. The concentration of wealth contributed to the
Georgia State Route 27 through Eastman was shifted southward out of the main part of the city onto the path of SR 841. Their former path was redesignated as US 341 Bus./SR 27 Bus. State Route 27 Loop (SR 27 Loop) was a loop route of SR 27 that existed in the north-central part of Telfair County. In 1977, it was established from US 23/US 341/SR 27 in Helena, through the northern part of Helena and McRae, to an intersection with US 23/US 341/SR 27 in McRae. In 1987, SR 27 Loop was decommissioned. State Route 27 Alternate (SR 27 Alt.) was an alternate