"The Manassa Mauler"

Historical marker location:

412 Main Street, Manassa, Colorado

( Marker is on Main Street (State Highway 142) 0.1 miles east of 5th Street, on the right when traveling east.)

The state capital, Denver, was originally called "Denver City" when it was founded in 1858. It was named after James W. Denver, the governor of the Kansas Territory, and the city's founders hoped that he would help promote their new settlement. However, Governor Denver never actually visited the city.