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Boulder is a home rule city and the county seat of Boulder County, Colorado, United States. It is the largest city in Boulder County , with a population of 108,250 at the 2020 United States census , [6] making it the 12th-most populous city in Colorado .
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Boulder History. Get to know Boulder on a whole new level when you delve into the past events, people and forces that came to shape the city we know and love today.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Boulder, Colorado, USA. Panorama print of Boulder, 1900. 19th century. 1858. October 17 - A group of gold prospectors from Fort St. Vrain 30 mi. to the east camp in Red Rocks on Boulder Creek in modern-day Settler's Park at the mouth of Boulder Canyon.
Boulder History During the 19th century, several explorers, including Zebulon Pike, Stephan Long, and later John Fremont, were commissioned to explore the Boulder area. One of Fremont’s men named William Gilpin, who later became the first governor of the Colorado Territory, reported that there was gold to be found in Boulder, sparking interest in an area formerly considered unfit for settlement.
A symbol of Boulder. Images of the numbered Flatirons on Green Mountain are ubiquitous symbols of the city of Boulder. The area abounds with Flatirons photographs, drawings, paintings, and sculptures.
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Boulder is famous for its history and its Western traditions. In the late 1960s, lots of hippies moved to Boulder. The main campus of the University of Colorado, the University of Colorado at Boulder, is also here. CU Boulder is the biggest university in Colorado.
