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Denver is the capital city of [[Colorado]]. | Denver is the capital city of [[Colorado]]. | ||
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| + | Dencver was founded in 1859, during the Colorado Gold Rush, as two distinct communities, Auraria and St Charles. St Charles was renamed Denver City in 1858 after territorial governor James W. Denver; Auraria and Denver City merged in 1860 to form modern Denver.<ref>Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names (Oxford 2005) p134</ref> | ||
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| + | === References === | ||
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[[Category:US Towns and Cities]] | [[Category:US Towns and Cities]] | ||
[[Category:US State Capitals]] | [[Category:US State Capitals]] | ||
Revision as of 17:06, August 16, 2007
Denver is the capital city of Colorado.
Dencver was founded in 1859, during the Colorado Gold Rush, as two distinct communities, Auraria and St Charles. St Charles was renamed Denver City in 1858 after territorial governor James W. Denver; Auraria and Denver City merged in 1860 to form modern Denver.[1]
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- ↑ Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names (Oxford 2005) p134