It has to be during the latter half of the 19th century that one first comes across mention of the Denver area. It was originally a part of the Territory of Kansas and the settlements did not happen until the late 1850s. Read More..

It was in 1858 that Denver City was founded. It was originally a mining and supply settlement in Arapahoe County, Kansas. It started with the establishment of Montana City by the South Platte River which later grew on to become today's Denver Metropolitan Area. Read More..

When one goes through the history of Denver, it is curious to note that there was no one named Denver who contributed to the establishment of the city. Then the question arises how the city got its present name. The then Kansas Territorial Governor James W. Denver had visited the area that was to be later christened after him and the fact is the name was chosen to gain his approbation. Read More..

Denver's history has a very strong gold connection. In fact, soon after the Gold Rush started, the gold boom in Denver was heading towards a fall as prospectors discovered the amount of gold deposit in the steams of the area that had been attracting them was quite meagre. Read More..

Denver City was incorporated in the Colorado Territory from Kansas in 1861 and it became the County Seat of Arapahoe. As it became more and more important, Denver dropped the 'City' from its name. However, if one wants to mark a historical date for this makeover it can be put at 1865 when it became the Territorial Capital. Read More..

Soon after gold, in the 1880s silver was also discovered which propelled Denver to heady heights of riches and glamour. However the Silver Rush was an unreliable marker in the history of Denver's economy as the boom was short-lived. Read More..

Denver, of course. It was way back in the early 1870s that railroads became a mark of Denver's rising importance as it connected the city with far corners of the country and linked these places and helped in the integration of the city with the rest of the nation. In the beginning it was the Denver Pacific Railroad north to Cheyenne, Wyoming, linked into the transcontinental Union Pacific Railroad. There was also the well-known Denver and Rio Grande Railroad south to Pueblo and the Kansas Pacific Railroad. Read More..

Music and Denver go right back to the date 1859 when entertainment in the form of musical performances was recognised as legitimate with the foundation of the Apollo Hall. Five years later, Denver witnessed its first opera performance at the Denver Theatre and this culturally rich history grew with opening of the Tabor Grand Opera House in 1881 and the Broadway Theatre which was Denver's prime visual arts performing center from 1890 to 1955. Read More..

Historic Denver, Inc. is actually a private preservation group dedicated to the protection of the historical landmarks of the city that helps Denverites to relate to their past and remember and cherish the long-gone course of history. The efforts of this group include preserving buildings steeped in history and architectural heritage. Read More..