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Helena Wins Montana Capital Fight After Long Battle
Historian James A. Sanders traces the capital struggle from territorial days to 1894, noting Helena’s 27 024 to 25 118 victory over Anaconda. The piece recalls Proposition 18, key advocates, campaign antics, and Helena’s eventual constitutional safeguard to prevent moving the capital.
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James A. Sanders
Montana
Helena
Anaconda
Third Legislative Assembly
W. A. Clark
Butte
Capitol
Charles S. Warren
Burleigh
Custer
Billings
J. E. Richards
Silver Bow
Peter Breen
Boulder
David G. Browne
Chouteau
Fort Benton
Walter Cooper
Gallatin
Bozeman
Joseph K. Toole
Martin Maginnis
Simeon Buford
Madison
Old Virginia
John R. Toole
Field
Soling
Sheol
Temple of Solomon
William Wirt Dixon
Supreme Court
Robinson
Deer Lodge
United States
Maginnis
Lewis and Clark
Great Fails
Senator Eggleston
Anaconda Standard
Montana Club
Lewis and Clark County
Mount Ascension
Stanley
Thomas Cruse
Jefferson County
Prickly Pear Valley
Bear's Tooth
Mount Edith