ONLINE VACATION
DENVER, COLORADO, USA
5/31/14
Hi Everyone. Today's trip is to "Mile High City", Denver, Colorado.
Denver, officially the City and County of Denver is the largest city and
capital of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city
and county located just east of the Front Range of the Rocky
Mountains. The Denver downtown district is located immediately east of
the joint of Cherry Creek with the South Platte River. Denver is
nicknamed the Mile-High City because its official elevation is exactly
one mile or 5,280 feet (1,609.3 m) above sea level, making it one of
the highest major cities in the United States. The estimated
population in 2012 was 634,625.
Denver City was founded in November 1858 as a mining town during the
Pike's Peak Gold Rush. On November 22, 1858, General William
Larimer, a land speculator from eastern Kansas Territory, placed
cottonwood logs to stake a claim on the bluff overlooking the joint of
the South Platte River and Cherry Creek, across the creek from the
existing mining settlement of Auraria, and on the site of the existing
town site of St. Charles. Larimer named the town site Denver City to
gain favor with Kansas Territorial Governor James W. Denver. Larimer
hoped that the town's name would help make it the county seat of
Arapaho County, but unknown to him Governor Denver had already
resigned from office. The location was accessible to existing trails
and was across the South Platte River from the site of seasonal
encampments of the Cheyenne and Arapaho.
Larimer, along with associates in the St. Charles City Land Company, sold
parcels in the town to merchants and miners, with the intention of
creating a major city that would cater to new emigrants. Denver City
was a frontier town, with an economy based on servicing local miners
with gambling, saloons, livestock and goods trading. In the early
years, land parcels were often traded for grubstakes or gambled away
by miners in Auraria.
In May 1859, Denver City residents donated 53 lots to the Leavenworth
& Pike's Peak Express in order to secure the region’s first
overland wagon route. Offering daily service for "passengers, mail,
freight, and gold," the Express reached Denver on a trail that trimmed
westward travel time from twelve days to six. In 1863, Western Union
furthered Denver’s dominance of the region by choosing the city for
its regional terminus.
Today, Denver has many nicknames. Some are: Mile-high City, Queen City
of the West, Queen City of the Plains, Wall Street of the West.
December is normally the coldest month with average temperatures between
17 and 43 °F. July is normally the hottest month with average
temperatures between 59 and 89 °F. July tends to be the rainiest
month with an average of 2.16 inches, and a yearly average of 14.30
inches of rain. March tends to be the snowiest month with an average
of 10.7 inches, and a yearly average of 53.8 inches of snow. The
record low was -29 °F on January 9, 1875. The record high was 105 °F
on June 25 and 26, 2012. Tornadoes are rare, however, an F3 tornado
hit on June 15, 1988.
I hope you enjoy this trip to Denver, Colorado.
~Marsha~
CITY FLAG AND SEAL
AERIAL VIEW
DOWNTOWN
SUKURA SQUARE IN DOWNTOWN
DENVER UNION STATION
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
REPUBLIC PLAZA
DENVER AND COLORADO'S TALLEST BUILDING
UNITED STATES MINT
COLORADO CONVENTION CENTER
DENVER PERFORMING ARTS COMPLEX
UNIVERSTY OF COLORADO
CITY STATUES
"PIONEER MOTHERS OF COLORADO" STATUE AT THE DENVER POST BUILDING
THE "BRONCO BUSTER", A GIFT FROM J.K. MULLEN IN 1920
DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
SCENERY
HOUSES IN DENVER
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OLD PHOTOS
DENVER CITY 1898
DENVER 1915
DENVER CITY AND COUNTY HALL 1941
DENVER CITY HALL 1955
HOUSES THAT HAVE BEEN FOR SALE
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Denver, officially the City and County of Denver is the largest city and
capital of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city
and county located just east of the Front Range of the Rocky
Mountains. The Denver downtown district is located immediately east of
the joint of Cherry Creek with the South Platte River. Denver is
nicknamed the Mile-High City because its official elevation is exactly
one mile or 5,280 feet (1,609.3 m) above sea level, making it one of
the highest major cities in the United States. The estimated
population in 2012 was 634,625.
Denver City was founded in November 1858 as a mining town during the
Pike's Peak Gold Rush. On November 22, 1858, General William
Larimer, a land speculator from eastern Kansas Territory, placed
cottonwood logs to stake a claim on the bluff overlooking the joint of
the South Platte River and Cherry Creek, across the creek from the
existing mining settlement of Auraria, and on the site of the existing
town site of St. Charles. Larimer named the town site Denver City to
gain favor with Kansas Territorial Governor James W. Denver. Larimer
hoped that the town's name would help make it the county seat of
Arapaho County, but unknown to him Governor Denver had already
resigned from office. The location was accessible to existing trails
and was across the South Platte River from the site of seasonal
encampments of the Cheyenne and Arapaho.
Larimer, along with associates in the St. Charles City Land Company, sold
parcels in the town to merchants and miners, with the intention of
creating a major city that would cater to new emigrants. Denver City
was a frontier town, with an economy based on servicing local miners
with gambling, saloons, livestock and goods trading. In the early
years, land parcels were often traded for grubstakes or gambled away
by miners in Auraria.
In May 1859, Denver City residents donated 53 lots to the Leavenworth
& Pike's Peak Express in order to secure the region’s first
overland wagon route. Offering daily service for "passengers, mail,
freight, and gold," the Express reached Denver on a trail that trimmed
westward travel time from twelve days to six. In 1863, Western Union
furthered Denver’s dominance of the region by choosing the city for
its regional terminus.
Today, Denver has many nicknames. Some are: Mile-high City, Queen City
of the West, Queen City of the Plains, Wall Street of the West.
December is normally the coldest month with average temperatures between
17 and 43 °F. July is normally the hottest month with average
temperatures between 59 and 89 °F. July tends to be the rainiest
month with an average of 2.16 inches, and a yearly average of 14.30
inches of rain. March tends to be the snowiest month with an average
of 10.7 inches, and a yearly average of 53.8 inches of snow. The
record low was -29 °F on January 9, 1875. The record high was 105 °F
on June 25 and 26, 2012. Tornadoes are rare, however, an F3 tornado
hit on June 15, 1988.
I hope you enjoy this trip to Denver, Colorado.
~Marsha~
CITY FLAG AND SEAL
AERIAL VIEW
DOWNTOWN
SUKURA SQUARE IN DOWNTOWN
DENVER UNION STATION
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
REPUBLIC PLAZA
DENVER AND COLORADO'S TALLEST BUILDING
UNITED STATES MINT
COLORADO CONVENTION CENTER
DENVER PERFORMING ARTS COMPLEX
UNIVERSTY OF COLORADO
CITY STATUES
"PIONEER MOTHERS OF COLORADO" STATUE AT THE DENVER POST BUILDING
THE "BRONCO BUSTER", A GIFT FROM J.K. MULLEN IN 1920
DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
SCENERY
HOUSES IN DENVER
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OLD PHOTOS
DENVER CITY 1898
DENVER 1915
DENVER CITY AND COUNTY HALL 1941
DENVER CITY HALL 1955
HOUSES THAT HAVE BEEN FOR SALE
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Information from Wikipedia
This is a MelloMarsha creation
I do not take credit for the pictures
Thanks to the respective photographers
5-30-14
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