Last Chance Gulch

Last Chance Gulch
gold miner’s name for Helena, Montana

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  • Alder Gulch — (alternatively called Alder Creek) is a place in the U.S. state of Montana, where gold was discovered in May 26, 1863 by William Fairweather and a group of men, including Barney Hughes, Thomas Cover, Henry Rodgers, Henry Edgar and Bill Sweeney… …   Wikipedia

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  • Helena, Montana — Infobox Settlement official name = Helena, Montana settlement type = City nickname = Queen City motto = imagesize = image caption = image mapsize = 250px map caption = Location in Lewis and Clark County, Montana mapsize1 = map caption1 =… …   Wikipedia

  • Four Georgians — The Four Georgians were a group of gold prospectors from the U.S. state of Georgia that are traditionally credited for opening the Last Chance Placer of Helena, Montana.They were John Cowan, D. J. Miller, John Crab, and Reginald (Robert) Stanley …   Wikipedia

  • Montana — This article is about the U.S. state of Montana. For other uses, see Montana (disambiguation). State of Montana …   Wikipedia

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  • Helena — /hel euh neuh/; for 3 also /heuh lee neuh/, n. 1. Saint, c247 c330, mother of Constantine I. 2. a city in and the capital of Montana, in the W part. 23,938. 3. a female given name, form of Helen. * * * I City (pop., 2000: 25,780), capital of… …   Universalium

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