If Dorothy was standing in Denver City in 1860 and said to Toto "We're not in Kansas anymore", she would be wrong. At the time of Denver's founding, the land upon which the city was built was part of the Kansas Territory. It was William Larimer that laid claim to land where South Platte River meets Cherry Creek in 1858. Larimer named it Denver City after James Denver, Kansas territorial governor, hoping to gain favor.Gold was discovered in the area in 1858 and the population of Denver swelled. A silver rush followed in the 1880's and by 1890, Denver had a population of 100,000 and was the country's 26th largest city, 3rd largest west of St. Louis. Colorado became a state in 1876 and Denver was named the capital in 1881. The founding of the University of Colorado in Boulder Colorado actually pre-dates statehood by 5-months.
Denver is at the top of most lists when it comes to healthy, quality of life living. With almost 300-days of sunshine a year and the Rocky Mountains as your backdrop, living in Denver is easy. You will find both the charm of the old west together with the tech-savvy trappings of a modern city. Yes, you will find opera and the theater, but you will also find city parks and mountain biking.
Denver is at the top of most lists when it comes to healthy, quality of life living. With almost 300-days of sunshine a year and the Rocky Mountains as your backdrop, living in Denver is easy. You will find both the charm of the old west together with the tech-savvy trappings of a modern city. Yes, you will find opera and the theater, but you will also find city parks and mountain biking.
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