Historical Marker
All Washed Up
Historical marker location:
17th Street, Denver, Colorado
( Marker can be reached from the intersection of 17th Street and Arapahoe Street, on the left when traveling south.)
Wall Street of the Rockies. Seventeenth Street Denver, Colorado.
The city of Denver was named after Kansas territorial governor James W. Denver, even though he never actually visited the area. The name was chosen by early settlers in the area.