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Helena - States and Capitals Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

G.A.S.P.: Doing some thiniing of the herd today. This one is in a problem area so we decided to archive it. Thanks to everyone for taking the time to look for it.

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Hidden : 10/28/2014
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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"Queen City of the Rockies"


In Helena, Montana it is illegal to throw an item across a street

The selection of Helena as the capital of Montana had an inauspicious beginning. A political war between two "Copper Kings" Marcus Daly and William Clark, resulted in massive bribery and vote-buying scandals only a "Copper King" could afford. With Daly backing Anaconda and Clark supporting Helena, it is estimated that in 1894 each man spent almost $3 million to determine which city would become Montana's new capital.

In 1888 Helena had more millionaires per capita than any other city in the world.

 

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