East Helena, Montana is located in Lewis and Clark County. In the 1870s and early 1880s, the stagecoach route between Helena as the several gold mining camps in the Big Belt Mountains passed through the area that was to become East Helena. The Prickly Pear House, a way-station for the stage line, was built on the northwest corner of where the intersection of Montana Avenue and Main Street in East Montana now is, and provided stage travelers with food and lodging. The community that grew up there was first known as Prickly Pear Junction. A large lead smelter was built on the banks of Prickly Pear Creek in 1888 by the Helena and Livingston Lead Smelting Company, and the city of East Helena grew up around the enterprise, which was sold to the American Smelting and Refining Company in 1898. Lead was produced there for more than a century before smelting operations ceased in 2001, and East Helena was named a Superfund cleanup site by the Environmental Protection Agency. In 2009, the ASARCO stacks were dynamited. As its name implies, East Helena is situated immediately east of Helena. Louisville is to its west, and Montana City is to the south. East Helena is roughly in the center of the state.
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The self-storage facility is located in East Helena, Montana. Its location, storage options, security precautions, and contacts are featured, and customers may pay their bills online.
http://www.americanstoragemt.com/
Headquartered in East Helena, Montana, Boilermakers Local #11 is a local lodge of the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers, which is commonly referred to as the Boilermakers Union. Meeting schedules, training programs, and announcements are published to the site.
http://www.boilermakers11.com/
The storage facility in East Helena, Montana offers, not only personal storage units, but mobile home sites. pull-through spaces for recreational vehicles, and RV parking space. Its location, services, and facilities are highlighted.
http://www.buzzinrvmt.com/
Catholic Community of Saints Cyril & Methodius
Composed of Saint Cyril Church and Saint Methodius Church in East Helena, as well as Saint John Church in Clancy, Montana, the Catholic parish is highlighted, including a history of the parish, mass and program schedules, and sacraments.
http://www.sscyril.org/
The official web site for the municipality introduces the city council and publishes council meeting agendas and minutes, a city calendar, and contacts for its administrative and departmental offices, as well as a guide to local attractions, events, and facilities.
http://www.easthelenamt.us/
Operating Eastgate Elementary School, Robert H. Radley Elementary School, and East Valley Middle School, the East Helena, Montana school system offers a PK-8th grade curriculum. Campus locations, schedules, and curriculum guides are presented.
http://www.ehps.k12.mt.us/
East Helena United Methodist Church
The UMC congregation in East Helena, Montana meets at its facilities on Prickly Pear Avenue. A sermon archive, calendar of upcoming programs and events, weekly schedules, and announcements are published to the site.
http://www.easthelenaumc.org/
Formerly known as the East Valley Foursquare Church and, before that, Emmanuel Covenant Church. the East Helena, Montana church is affiliated with the Foursquare Gospel denomination. Its location, schedules, calendars, and an overview of its ministries are featured.
http://www.helenafaith.org/
The East Helena, Montana company produces sheepskin slippers, mittens, gloves, and hats, which are offered at its store or online, along with sheepskin pelts. An overview of the company and its products are put forward.
http://www.hpsheepskin.com/
Situated on the banks of Prickly Pear Creek, the ranch south of East Helena, Montana dates back to the 1800s, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The ranch and pavilion are available for weddings and other events. Several photographs and a calendar of events are presented.
http://www.kleffnerranch.com/
The East Helena, Montana congregation meets at its facilities on Lake Helena Drive; a map shows its location. An overview of the church’s beliefs and practices, schedules, a church calendar, sermon archive, and a church bulletin are featured.
http://www.lifepointmt.org/
The publication is independently produced and online only, offering user submitted news items, public notices, event schedules and reports, and other features relating to East Helena, Montana. Advertising information is also available.
http://www.pricklypearjunction.com/
Administered by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the East Helena Superfund Site includes a lead smelter that operated there from 1888 to 2001, the town of East Helena itself, several residential subdivisions, and the surrounding agricultural lands. A site description, information about the risks associated with lead, arsenic, copper, zinc, cadmium and other hazardous substances, and the cleanup process are put forward.
http://www2.epa.gov/region8/east-helena-site
