HISTORY OF DENVER
TABLE OF CONTENTS

Transcriber's Note:  There are 184 pages in this book.  Only the odd numbered pages contain the history. Even numbered pages 4 - 100 are all full page advertisements.  Pages 102 - 176 contain the "Business Directory."  An "Addenda" fills pages 178 - 184.  The original had no table of contents or index.  The whole text is here and the index is in progress.  The full page ads will be added as time permits.  If you find obvious typographical errors in the text, please, notify me at

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Introductory   3
First Discovery of Gold 5
First Town 9
St. Charles 9
Auraria 11
The First Family 11
The First Trading Houses 13
The Pioneer Blacksmith 15
Settlement and Events in Fifty-Nine 15
Denver in Fifty-Nine 17
The First Election 19
Lumber 19
Trial and Execution of Stofel 21
Murder of Captain Bassett 21
The Pioneer Newspapers 21
State Convention 23
Disappointed Emigrants 23
The Discoveries of Gold 25
An Express Coach 25
Constitutional Convention 25
Arrival of Horace Greeley 25
Re-Assembling of the Constitutional Convention 25
Sectional Rivalry 27
Mass Convention 27
Election of County Officers 27
Duel Between R. E. Whitsitt and W. P. McClure 29
The First Marriage Notice 29
Fatal Affray 29
Arrival of O. J. Goldrick 29
John L. Dailey 31
Theatres [Sic.] 31
Territorial Election 31
Wheat 33
Highland Town Company 33
Library 33
Union Sabbath School 33
Debut of M. J. Dougherty 35
Kansas Claims Jurisdiction 35
The First Legislative Body 35
Resources of the Territory 35
Adjournment of the Legislature 37
Thomas Warren Challenges Wm. N. Byers 37
Organization of a City Government 37
The Criterion 39
The Mail 39
Building in Fifty-Nine 39
The City Drug Store 39
Opening of the Book Trade 41
Gov. Beall's Memorial 41
Ferry Street Bridge 41
Theatricals in Fifty-Nine and 'Sixty 41
Mite Society 41


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BUSINESS DIRECTORY
102   104   106   108   110
112   114   116   118   120
122   124   126

GENERAL DIRECTORY
128   130
   132   134   136   138   140   
   142   144   146   148   150   
   152   154   156   158   160   
   162   164   166   168   170   
 172   174   176

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History of Denver by J. E. Wharton with a Full and Complete Business Directory by D. O. Wilhelm (Denver, 1866)
    transcribed by Leona L. Gustafson
Table of Contents & Index compiled & © 2000-2017 by Leona L. Gustafson,