Majestic Plains

Historical marker location:

Rockport, Colorado

( Marker is on U.S. 85, 0.3 miles south of County Road 126, on the right when traveling south.)

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.