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Location-
Parker is a pleasant
place to live. Parker is located in Douglas County 15 minutes southeast
of Denver Tech Center, Inverness and Greenwood Village and is located
in the Littleton-Englewood area. Parker is 30 minutes from downtown
Denver and 40 minutes from Denver International Airport. Parker is
close and convenient, just 15 minutes away from all major shopping and
business communities.
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History- Parker can
trace its colorful recent history to the establishment of the Pine
Grove Post Office by Alfred Butters around 1863. Prior to that time,
the area was used for hunting by Indians, including the ancients
(prehistoric), the Plains-Woodland Indians, and later (1800's) mostly
Arapaho, Cheyenne and Ute.
Although courthouse
records bring the dates into question, historical accounts generally
agree that George Long traded the 20-Mile House to Nelson Doud in 1870
for a pair of mules. The Doud’s enlarged the place to include ten rooms
and a second story ballroom. They sold it in 1874 to James Sample
Parker, an ex-bullwacker and station manager who had been living in
Kiowa. Under Parker's ownership, the 20-mile House grew and prospered;
a blacksmith shop with equipment to shoe oxen and a general mercantile
store were added to the facilities. It became the first official post
office.
Recreation- Parker is a
unique town with a Victorian-Western Mainstreet, perfect for a casual
stroll, dining out or shopping. An excellent quality of life with
natural open areas, trail systems and recreational activities- and if
you are interested in horses—acreage and horse facilities are many.
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