Bannack was the first territorial capital Montana, however, the territorial legislature moved the capital to Virginia City in 1865. It remained the capital until 1875 when it moved to Helena. 0 ...

a chronological look at key events in Montana’s history. The moment: Amid shenanigans, Helena named the state capital, Nov. 6 ,1894. The story: The new state of Montana needed a state capital ...

Fun fact: At the time, Olympia also was the capital of what is now Idaho and western Montana ... At its first session in early 1854, the Washington territorial legislature, meeting above a ...