2) Bannack. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Founded in 1862 when gold was discovered along Grasshopper Creek, Bannack was the first town in Montana and was the first territorial capital (1864-65). It declined...

3) Montana. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...North Dakota and South Dakota (E), Wyoming (S), Idaho (W), and the Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan (N). 1 Facts and FiguresArea,...

4) Helena. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Mississippi River and at the southern end of Crowley's Ridge; inc. 1833. It is a rail terminus and river port with an economy based on cotton, lumber, and agricultural...

5) United States. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...United States, officially United States of America, republic (2000 pop. 281,421,906), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's...