Helena, Montana 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 city's prominent, elaborate Victorian architecture. At the 2010 census Helena's population was 28,190, making it the fifth least populous state capital
Helena Mesa Helena Mesa Helena Mesa (born 1972) is an American poet. Mesa is the author of the poetry collection "Horse Dance Underwater" (Cleveland State University Poetry Center, 2009) and co-editor of an anthology of essays, with Blas Falconer and Beth Martinelli, titled "Mentor and Muse: Essays from Poets to Poets" (Southern Illinois University Press, 2010). In 2010 she was a Residency Recipient from Writers in the Heartland. Mesa’s poems have been in journals such as "Barrow Street", "Bat City Review", "Indiana Review", "Poet Lore" and "Third Coast". Helena Mesa was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Cuban parents. She is