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Modern Boulder was founded in late 1858 when prospectors led by Thomas Aikins arrived at Boulder Canyon during the Colorado Gold Rush. Arapaho leader Niwot allowed them to stay for the winter, but this decision ultimately cost his people their land. In early 1859, gold was discovered along Boulder Creek, drawing more miners and merchants to the ...
Settled by miners in 1858, it was organized in 1859 and named descriptively for nearby Boulder Canyon. With the arrival of two railroads in 1873, the town grew as the gateway to the mines in the mountains to the west and also as a farming centre; the establishment there of the University of Colorado (1876) sustained its growth.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
On February 10, 1859, the group of 60 prospectors established the Boulder City Town Company, named for the large number of boulders they found in nearby streams. Never mind that the settlement was in violation of the 1851 Treaty of Fort Laramie , which granted the land to the Plains Indians, the town founders divided up the acres into 4,044 ...
Boulder was founded during the Colorado Gold Rush of 1858–59, and the university was established in 1861. As the educational capital of Colorado for more than 150 years, Boulder has fostered a unique cultural amalgam of middle- and upper-class intellectuals, enthusiasts of the arts and outdoors, entrepreneurs, and college students.
The first settlement in Boulder County was established at Red Rocks, now known as Settler’s Park, by gold-seekers on October 17, 1858. One of the settlers, A.A. Brookfield, organized the Boulder City Town Company on February 10, 1859 from which Boulder City sprang to life.
1851. The 1851 Treaty of Fort Laramie designated the area that would become Boulder as Cheyenne and Arapaho territory. 1858-TODAY. Take a look at the timeline below for stories and photos from the Discovery of Gold in 1858 to the present day. 1858. Gold Discovered. Gold was discovered south of Denver, stimulating the Pikes Peak Gold Rush.
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Apr 1, 2021 · The city itself was founded in 1859 at the first sign of gold in the area. But that is not where Boulder's story begins. To learn more about Boulder's history, read on. Boulder's First Residents: The Ute Tribe. The Ute are the indigenous people of the Ute tribe and culture who have inhabited the Great Basin area for centuries.
