Historical Marker
#3 Ditch Marker
Historical marker location:
1300 14th Avenue, Greeley, Colorado
( Marker is at the intersection of 14th Avenue and 13th Street, on the right when traveling north on 14th Avenue.)
Marker installed: 1990
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.