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In the summer of 1858 a group from Lawrence, Kansas, arrived and established Montana City on the banks of the South Platte River (modern-day Grant-Frontier Park). This was the first settlement in what would become the Denver Metropolitan Area.
Denver has been known historically as the Queen City of the Plains and the Queen City of the West, because of its important role in the agricultural industry of the High Plains region in eastern Colorado and along the foothills of the Colorado Front Range.
4 days ago · Denver City and Auraria consolidated in 1860; the following year Colorado Territory was established and Denver City became Denver. The city was devastated by fire in 1863, and a year later a flash flood swept away many buildings, including the city hall.
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In Denver's case, the initial Pike's Peak gold rush brought a flood of prospectors to the area. These in turn attracted businessmen to cater to the gold-seekers. Between 1858 and 1860, a series of small cities sprang up on and near Cherry Creek. These cities merged into Denver.
Discover early Denver history, including the city's name origins, its founding on Nov. 22nd, 1858, and how the gold rush played a role in its beginnings.
Nov 13, 2008 · On Nov. 22, 1858, a scruffy gang of gold seekers founded the Denver City Town Company. William H. Larimer, the oldest and most experienced town promoter among the pioneers, staked the claim...
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Denver City was founded in November 1858 as a mining town during the Pikes Peak Gold Rush in western Kansas Territory. That summer, a group of gold prospectors from Lawrence, Kansas, arrived and established Montana City on the banks of the South Platte River.
