Historical Marker
Welton Street
Historical marker location:
621 17th Street, Denver, Colorado
( Marker can be reached from the intersection of 17th Street and Welton 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.