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
Helena, Montana mining industry was developing. In 1916, the United Daughters of the Confederacy commissioned the construction of the Confederate Memorial Fountain in Hill Park. It was the only Confederate memorial in the Northwestern United States The fountain was removed on August 18, 2017 after the Helena City Commission deemed it a threat to public safety, following a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. The Cathedral of Saint Helena and the Helena Civic Center are two of many significant historic buildings in Helena. Numerous Helenans work for various agencies of the state government. When in Helena, most people visit the local walking