Ave Maria Chapel

Historical marker location:

19580 East Pilgrim Place, Parker, Colorado

( Marker can be reached from East Pilgrim Place.)

at Matthew's Episcopal Church. 19580 E. Pilgrim Place.

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.