[DOC] [TLE] History of Denver - Wikipedia [PAR] The history of Denver details the history of the City and County of Denver, 
Colorado, United ... The town, named for the gold mining settlement of Auraria, 
Georgia, was ... to the Denver side of Cherry Creek, businesses began to move 
there as well. ... On August 1, 1876, Denver became the temporary state capital 
when... [DOC] [TLE] The Economic History of Leadville, Colorado - San Jose State ... [PAR] A party of assimulated Cherokees found placer gold in Cherry Creek where the ... 
The site was in a seven mile gulch that was subsequently named California 
Gulch. ... When he heard of the gold strikes of 1859 in what is now Colorado but 
was ... Considering the high yield of lead the miners judged that the future 
economy... [DOC] [TLE] The Pike's Peak Gold Rush and Colorado Territory - Page 2 [PAR] In January, 1859, John H. Gregory, who came to Cherry Creek, turned his ... 
Stamp mills were brought to Colorado as early as 1860 in order to crush gold ... 
site of a strike and because of their presence, Colorado's mining frontier took ... 
Many of these procedures were incorporated into later modern state and Federal 
laws. [DOC] [TLE] The New Empire of the Rockies: A History of Northeast Colorado ... [PAR] Nov 20, 2008 ... It was not until 1859 that a fullscale gold rush finally took place. ... Trail that ran 
north along the front range to the future site of Denver. ... In January, 1859, John 
H. Gregory, who came to Cherry Creek, ... These communities grew quickly at the 
site of a strike and because of their presence, Colorado's mining... [DOC] [TLE] Fort Tours | North Central Colorado Historical Markers [PAR] Grand Lake was "Big Lake," the site of a battle between the Arapahos and Utes. 
... Address: Cherry Creek State Park 4201 S Parker Road City: Aurora .... The 
gold strikes of the 1860s flung the door wide open; miners poured through by the 
..... in Central City/Black Hawk in May 1859 forever changed the future of 
Colorado. [DOC] [TLE] mining-related properties in the colorado state ... - History Colorado [PAR] and interprets the history of Colorado for present and future generations. ... The 
Colorado Historical Society operates twelve historic sites and museums at ... 
Creek gold rush, the Leadville silver boom, and the growth of Denver. ... changed 
that brought about eh creation of ... Cherry Creek, at its junction with the South 
Platte. [DOC] [TLE] Gold Strike Colorado Prospecting: The 'Lost' Arapahoe Bar and City ... [PAR] Aug 1, 2011 ... The new mining district of Arapahoe Bar had again located and confirmed the ... 
After prospecting on Clear Creek he was convinced he could find good amounts 
of ... into the mountains, eventually making it to the future site of Black Hawk. ... By 
the end of 1859 Arapahoe City had around 200 inhabitants. [DOC] [TLE] The Trail of Gold and Silver: Mining in Colorado, 1859-2009 [PAR] people, spring finally brought the chance to follow their cherished dreams of gold 
... to Fort Pueblo before turning northwestward toward Cherry Creek. By May, the 
Russell party had reached the site of the future Denver and the area in which 
gold had ..... The fiftyniners knew nothing of these three strikes as they prepared 
to. [DOC] [TLE] The Colorado Gold Rush - Western Mining History [PAR] The Colorado Gold Rush was the boom in the prospecting and mining of gold in 
present-day Colorado in the United States that began in 1859 (when the land 
was ... of the Colorado Territory in 1861 and to the U.S. state of Colorado in 1876. 
... by 1863 until another major strike was made in 1891 in the Cripple Creek area. [DOC] [TLE] Historical Background and Significance of Garnet Ghost Town ... [PAR] Cherry Creek in Colorado, where gold had been found in 1859 and a few months 
... We bought our goods for which we paid Clark between six and seven hundred 
... significance of the Gold Creek strike to Garnet's future was the publicity that it 
....

Question: An 1859 gold strike brought miners to Cherry Creek, the site of this future state capital
Answer: Denver