Helena, Montana pictures on MontanaPictures.net (Page nine of twenty)
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| 92104 View north from the Helena Fire Tower. There was snow on Mount Helena on 92004. On 92404 the temperature was 80 degrees. | |
| Can you see "The Sleeping Giant" on the horizon to the north? If you promise to keep quiet and not disturb him, we'll sneak up for a closer look. | |
| Let's walk down to Last Chance Gulch and the "Walking Mall." | |
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| 62603 The Fire Tower and Bluestone House - The Bluestone house was built in 1889 and nearly destroyed by the 1935 earthquake. | |
| The Federally funded "Urban Renewal" program of 1969 saved this Helena landmark. | |
| "In all, $13 million in grants form the Department of Housing and Urban Development had been spent to buy land | |
| for resale to private interests, relocate displaced persons, and help renovate old buildings. In addition there was | |
| $700,000.00 in National Park Service funds and $380,000.00 in community development money for historical preservation."* | |
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| 62603 Walking north away from the U.S.S. Helena memorial and the Lewis & Clark Library. | |
| Before we leave this area, let's take one more "Montana size " look from the Helena Fire Tower. | |
| *Building information from: BAUCUS, JEAN Gold in the Gulch | |
| Bar Wineglass Publications; Helena, Montana : 1981 | |
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