Historical Marker
The Pony Express Trail
Historical marker location:
Julesburg, Colorado
( Marker is at the intersection of Interstate 76 and U.S. 385 on Interstate 76.)
1860 -1861.
The first documented discovery of gold in Colorado was in 1858, when a group of prospectors found gold near present-day Denver. This discovery led to the Pike's Peak Gold Rush and a population boom in the area.