Jefferson

4 historical markers in Colorado

Arapahoe City

North Central, CO

In this immediate area once stood Arapahoe City, a pioneer placer mining camp, the earliest town in Jefferson County.

Bergen Park

North Central, CO

Bergen Park. Thomas C. Bergen took up the first squatter's claim here, June, 1859.

Capital of Colorado

Golden, CO

From 1862 to 1867 Golden was the territorial Capital of Colorado.

Morrison

Lakewood, CO

Morrison. George Morrison (1822-1895), of Scottish ancestry and a native of Canada, came to Colorado in the Pikes Peak gold rush of 1859.

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