All About Denver

All about the Capital of Colorado

Denver is famously dubbed the Mile High City since it is in reality elevated 1 mile above the the sea level. This city serves also as the capital of the Colorado. It was founded in 1858, Incorporated in 1861 and consolidated into a City and County by the year 1902. The city is named after the Kansas Governor, James Denver.

 
In 1976, the city of Denver was chosen to host the Winter Olympics which coincided with the centennial celebration of Colorado. Consequently, the public funds of the city were allocated to pay for the costs of the games so it has to be moved to Austria's Innsbruck. Due to this decline, hosting an Olympiad became difficult from then on. 

Education in Denver

The school system in Denver is called DPS or Denver Public Schools. The first ever school in Denver now called DPS was in 1859 and was just a simple log cabin. Now the school system caters to about 73,000 students coming from elementary schools, middle schools, high schools and charter schools.

 
For universities, Denver has both Jewish and Roman Catholic Institutions. Three of the top private universities include Johnson and Wales University, Regis University and University of Denver.