How did Denver, Colorado get its name?

Question

I am trying to find out how Denver, Colorado was named.

Answer 1

hello! denver was named after JOHN DENVER!



just kidding

Answer 2

From Kansas Territorial Governor James W. Denver.

Answer 3

On November 22, 1858, General William Larimer, a land speculator from eastern Kansas, placed cottonwood logs to stake a claim on the hill overlooking the confluence of the South Platte River and Cherry Creek, across the creek from the existing mining settlement of Auraria. Larimar named the townsite Denver City in honor of Kansas Territorial Governor James W. Denver. Larimer hoped that the town's name would help make it the county seat of Arapaho County, but ironically 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. The site of these first towns is now the site of Confluence Park in downtown Denver. 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.

Answer 4

Your encyclopedia could probably answer that best

Answer 5

because it get more snow then other towns in the usa

Answer 6

Sepolavi, thanks for the history lesson, I live in Castle Rock

Answer 7

Because a majority of the people there are of Danish (DENmark) and, German (HanoVER) origin. Hence the name Den-ver.