J. W. Denver Williams, Jr.

In memory of

J W Denver Williams Jr

Oct 14 1922 - May 17 1945

Corporal 29th Marines 6th Division

Killed in action on Okinawa

Marker is at the intersection of Rombach Avenue (U.S. 22) and Park Drive, on the right when traveling east on ...

Denver City

Lower Downtown Historic District

The area known today as Lower Downtown, is the Location of the original town of Denver. Gold seekers from Lawrence, Kansas staked the first claim in September of 1858, under the name St. Charles Town Association, but ...

Denver's Old City Hall

This bell is the only existing relic of Denver's old city hall. Built on this site in 1883 and razed in 1936.

Marker is at the intersection of Larimer Street and 14th Street, on the right when traveling south on Larimer ...

Lariat Loop Byway: Denver Mountain Parks

Origins of the Park System

•These foothills west of Denver have long been a popular destination. In 1890 landscape architect Frederic Law Olmsted, who designed New York’s Central Park, was hired by local developers to design a resort in this area. ...

Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Station

This railroad station was constructed between 1908 and 1910 to serve the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad and the Western Pacific Railroad. The Denver and Rio Grande Railroad was completed between Denver and Salt Lake City in March 1883, and ...

University of Denver

Meyer Womble Observatory

Mt. Evans, Colorado

Elevation 14,125 ft.

“The World’s Highest Operational Observatory”

Building Dedication August 19, 1996

“...for educational purposes in astrophysics and astronomy...”

Marker can be reached from Mt. Evans Road south of Colorado Highway 103.

Courtesy hmdb.org