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4261 - Helena, Montana, United States

This is a photo of the Montana state capitol building in Helena. There are also several state facts on the card: Capital - Helena Nickname - Big Sky Country Population - 950 000+ Land Area - 147 139 sq mi (381 088 sq km) Flower - Bitterroot Animal - Grizzly Bear Tree - Ponderosa Pine Gemstone - Sapphire, Agate Bird - Western Meadowlark Grass - Bluebunch Wheatgrass Helena was named the capital city of Montana Territory in 1875 and remained the capital city when Montana became a state in 1889. There were two referendums to determine the state capital and both results determined that Helena would remain the capital city.  Today Helena is a city of 32 000 people. It is a slow growing city and has a low unemployment rate. Many people work in the education field at the public schools, Helena College, and Carroll College. There is also Fort William Henry Harrison, the training facility of the Montana National Guard and Fort Harrison VA Medical Center nearby. 

3008 - Helena, Alabama, USA

Peter is a scientist in a research laboratory at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). UAB is a public research university. There are 140 programs of study in 12 academic divisions which can lead a student to a bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and/or professional degrees in the social and behavioural sciences, liberal arts, business, education, engineering, and health related fields such as medicine, dentistry, optometry, nursing, and public health. As of 2019, there were 22 100 students with students from 110 countries.  UAB is also Alabama's largest employer, with more than 23 000 faculty and staff and over 53 000 jobs at the university and health system. The UAB Health System is one of the largest academic medical centres in the United States and is affiliated with the university. UAB Hospital sponsors residency programs in medical specialties including internal medicine, neurology, physical medicine and rehabilitation, surgery, radiology, and anesthesiology.  An...