Golden, Colorado - Colfax Avenue, Jefferson County Public Schools, Heritage Square, Colorado State Highway 470, Adolph Coors, Jefferson County (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 31. Chapters: Colfax Avenue, Jefferson County Public Schools, Heritage Square, Colorado State Highway 470, Adolph Coors, Jefferson County, Jefferson Territory, William A. H. Loveland, Colorado Central Railroad, South Table Mountain, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden Transcript, Clear Creek, Edward L. Berthoud, Thomas L. Golden, AC Golden Brewing Company, Adolph Coors II, AfricAid, Denver Kickers, Colorado University Schools, Camp George West Historic District, North Table Mountain, Jeffco Government Center, Jolly Rancher, Lookout Mountain, Mount Zion, Arvada Press. Excerpt: The City of Golden is a home rule municipality that is the county seat of Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. Golden lies along Clear Creek at the edge of the foothills of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. Founded during the Pike's Peak Gold Rush on 16 June 1859, the mining camp was originally named Golden City in honor of Thomas L. Golden. Golden City served as the capital of the provisional Territory of Jefferson from 1860 to 1861, and capital of the official Territory of Colorado from 1862 to 1867. In 1867, the territorial capital was moved about 12 miles (19 km) east to Denver City. The United States Census Bureau estimates that the city population was 17,366 in 2005. The Colorado School of Mines, offering programs in engineering and science, is located in Golden. Also there are the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, the National Earthquake Information Center, the Coors Brewing Company, CoorsTek, Spyderco, the American Mountaineering Center, and the Colorado Railroad Museum. It is the birthplace of the Jolly Rancher, a candy bought out by the Hershey Foods Corporation. Famous western showman William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody is buried nearby on Lookout Mountain. Golden lies just north of I-70 and west of Denver at the foot of the Ro...