Join us at Benton Avenue Cemetery in Helena, MT on Wednesday July 17th, 2024!
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Benton Avenue Cemetery
North Benton Ave. Helena, MT 59601
7/17/2024 9am-3pm

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Location Details
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“Scattered wooden markers, tall marble obelisks, and iron fences enclosing family plots memorialize the pioneers who rest in this early burial ground. Lewis and Clark County established the cemetery in 1870. In 1875, remains from the original mining camp cemetery on Warren Street were disinterred and moved to Benton Avenue; a few of these graves date to the 1860s. Benton Avenue then became Helena’s main nonsectarian, Protestant burial ground. Frequent interments continued through the 1890s. Among the prominent Helenans buried here are John Kinna, Helena’s first mayor; Lewis Reeder, the builder of Reeder’s Alley; and Edwin Toole, brother of the state’s first governor. Masons, a cornerstone of the state's foundation, are a strong presence in the northeast section.”

*The info above is provided by HistoricMontana.org and images below are provided by our local event co-host, Charlene, with The Foundation for Montana History*