Denver

Former Kansas Territorial Governor James W. Denver visited his namesake city in 1875 and in 1882.

Panorama print of Denver, 1898

Colorado State Capitol

Denver was founded in November 1858 as Denver City during the Pikes Peak Gold Rush as a mining town in western Kansas Territory.[3] That summer, a group of gold prospectors from Lawrence, Kansas, started a settlement on the banks of the South Platte River. They called it Montana City. This was the first settlement in what was later to become the city of Denver. The settlement faded quickly. By the summer of 1859 it was abandoned in favor of Auraria (named after the gold mining town of Auraria, Georgia), and St. Charles City.

The "Broncho Buster", a variation of Frederic Remington's "Bronco Buster" western sculpture at the Denver capitol grounds, a gift from J.K. Mullen in 1920

The Colorado Territory was created on February 28, 1861,[4] Arapahoe County was formed on November 1, 1861,[4] and Denver City was incorporated on November 7, 1861.[5] Denver City served as the Arapahoe County Seat from 1861 until consolidation in 1902.[6] In 1867, Denver City became the Territorial Capital. With its new-found importance, Denver City shortened its name to just Denver.[6] On August 1, 1876, Colorado was admitted to the Union.

Denver is the home of the Denver Broncos football team, the Denver Nuggets basketball team, the Colorado Rockies baseball team, the Colorado Avalanche hockey team, and the Colorado Rapids soccer team.

• The Denver Post[7]
• The Rocky Mountain News[8]