This Cache is part of the Helena, Montana GeoExpedition. The GeoExpedition spans the scenic Helena area from the heights of MacDonald Pass, through historic downtown gulch then south to Boulder and the Elkhorn Ghost Town. Discover all the treasures of Montana’s Capital City. Hotel packages just for Geocachers can be found at www.helenamt.com.
This cache is located in downtown Helena on the grounds of one of Helena’s historical sites.
The building itself was built in 1891 and served as the Lewis and Clark County Jail until 1985. In that year, a National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Advancement grant, led to the opening of what is now the Myrna Loy Center in 1991.
The Center took its name from Montana's First Lady of Film, Myrna Williams, born on August 2, 1905, in Radersburg, Montana, 40 miles southeast of Helena. Her father, David Williams, served in the Montana state legislature. He was the youngest person ever elected to the Montana State legislature. At age seven, Myrna moved with her father, mother and brother to Helena, where they lived on 5th Avenue, a few blocks from the Lewis and Clark County jail.