Nuggets From Helena: The history of Reeder's Alley
MADISON RASK Growing up in Helena, it is well known that one of our local gems is the historic Reederâs Alley. Reederâs Alley has attracted attention from both locals and visitors since the late 1800s when a man named Louis Reeder came to Helena from Pennsylvania. Reeder was a mason who arrived in Helena in 1867, only a few years after Helena was founded. His first major project was the first official Lewis and Clark courthouse. Years later in 1887, the courthouse Reeder contributed his mason skills to was torn down and a larger courthouse was built which also housed all county and ...
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