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• June 1858 - William Green Russell party from Auraria, Georgia,
discovers gold in the South Platte near Cherry Creek.

• November 17, 1858 - Denver City Town Company founded
by William H. Larimer party from Leavenworth, Kansas Territory.

• November 7, 1851 - Denver City Incorporated

• 1867 - Denver City named capital of Colorado Territory

• August 1, 1876 - Denver named the capital of the State of Colorado

• DenverGov.org History Pages
• Colorado Historical Society
• Hello Denver History
• Denver History Tours

Denver Then & Now (Thunder Bay Press) by Joshua Dinar

The Queen City: A History of Denver (Western Urban History Series) by Lyle W. Dorsett

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