Denver through the Decades: The 1860s

This series of online presentations provides a pictorial history of Denver from its inception through the end of the 1970s, more than a hundred years of growth and change. Although we will not hit everything, we’ll highlight the biggies from each decade along the way. All presentations are FREE! ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This presentation will start with Denver’s time in the 1850s, just over a year, and carry it through the end of its first decade of growth. Gold brought many folks from the eastern United States to the area, but its growth would not be called meteoric. Between floods and fires, fending off claims from other cities and the difficulties of distance, it was a decade of "what might be." It is Denver’s only decade as a baby, complete with a few tantrums. Our journey begins!