Welcome to Denver, Colorado. A.K.A "The Mile-High City"

Welcome to Denver, Colorado. A.K.A "The Mile-High City"

Denver was given that name because it is exactly 5,280 feet from sea level. The city has beautiful scenery with it's lush green landscape and is definitely a place worth visiting. Denver is known to have four distinct seasons and people flock here from all over the world to see the Rocky Mountains that surround it to the east. Colorado also has a great skiing and snowboarding city by the name of Aspen that was mentioned in Dumb and Dumber, but Denver also is a very impressive geographical area.
Here are some interesting did you know facts: Denver, lays claim to the invention of the cheeseburger....Colfax Avenue in Denver is the longest continuous street in America.......The 13th step of the capital building is exactly 5,280 ft from sea level.

(http://www.50states.com/facts/colorado.htm)

Friday, February 18, 2011

The Bypassed East

Population Distribution of Denver 2000




Fishing in Denver in the early 1800's


-The first settlers in Denver were Native Americans and the early European settlers did not come until around the mid 1800s.  The reason for the attraction of the European settlers was that gold was found at a place named Pikes Peak.  The original name of Denver was St. Charles and faced destruction in the 1860's by a large fire wiping out the city. (City-data.com)
-The South Platte River served as the spot for fisherman in these early times and fishing is a large attraction for tourist and residents today.
-Agriculture is not common in Denver and can be found in cities nearby.
-The average income in the city is $60,344, which is higher than the national average.  
References: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/56/Colorado_population_map.png (Pic 1)
http://coloradogambler.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/page18.Z-3110.jpg (Pic 2)
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