1. Montana By: Jordan N. Hagerman

2. Helena They spent half a million dollars on the state capitol.

3. Helena Facts It is illegal to throw something across a street. A charming legend says that Helena was named after a miner’s lover. Then another story claims that it is named after an island where Napoleon was exiled.

4. Billings It was called the magic city because of its rapid growth from the founding of a railroad town.

5. Billings facts Is the biggest city in Montana There are a lot of high paying jobs. 104,170 people lived there in 2010. The city was named from Fredrick H. Billings.

6. Fun Facts They became the 41 st state to be in the united states November 8,1889. Nickname was The Treasure State. The state tree was the Ponderosa Pine. The state flower is the Bitterroot. State animal is the Grizzly Bear. The state bird is the Meadowlark.

7. More Fun Facts Its illegal to have a sheep in the back of your truck unless you have a chaperone. It is a illegal for woman to go fishing on Sundays if they are not married.

8. Timeline Francois and Louis Joseph de La Verendry e explores parts of Montana for the French. 1743 Montana is declared a national disaster area as wildfires burn 945,519 acres(382,638 hectares) 2000 1864 The Montana Territory is created

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13. About Me My name is Jordan Hagerman. I am 12 years old. I have 2 sisters named Jayde and Jacelyn. I also have 3 dogs and 3 cats. My dogs name is Dog and my cat Thumper. I have a mom and a dad named Holli and Jason. Thank you for listening. BYE!