History- Denver was established by a party of prospectors on November 22, 1858 after a gold discovery at the convergence of Cherry Creek and the South Platte River. The founders named this crossroad after James W. Denver, Governor of Kansas Territory, which eastern Colorado was part of then.

Denver was founded as the main supply town for Rocky Mountain mining camps. Denver also emerged as a hub for high plains agriculture. Breweries, bakeries, meat packing and other food-processing plants made it the regional agricultural center, along with being a hub for manufacturing farm and ranch equipment, such as barbed wire, windmills, seed, feed, and harnesses.

Recreation- Denver has many things to do within a mile radius. Downtown Denver has three major sports stadiums, one of the nation’s largest performing arts centers, three college campuses, an assortment of art and history museums, a mint producing 10 billion coins a year, a river offering white water rafting, over 5,000 hotel rooms, a $140 million amusement park, an aquarium with sharks and sea otters and well over 150 restaurants, brew-pubs, discos, and nightspots.