Historic Lecture Series: How Denver Became a Port
Schedule
Sun, 30 Apr, 2023 at 06:00 pm
Location
The Fort Restaurant | Morrison, CO
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Presenter: Caroline BennetDenver is certainly not the first city that comes to mind when one hears “port.” In fact, it may be the last. The word conjures images of teeming waterways, colossal ships, and bustling piers. However, access to water need not define “ports.” Fundamentally, port cities are places through which commodities and people can travel. They are centers for commerce, the interaction of diverse people and cultures, and the exchange of ideas and power.
“How Denver Become a Port” explores the origins of movement, commerce, and exchange that stimulated the town’s early formation. It tracks the legacy of these origins in rail, telegraph, and tramway developments at the turn of the twentieth century. Finally, it investigates the advent of interstate and air travel that transformed the city of Denver into a vast metropolitan area.
This history provides a lens for understanding how Denver developed as a gateway to the West. It explains how trade and commerce transformed one of the United States’ most isolated landscapes into a center of globalization.
Saturday, April 29, 2023, 1:30 p.m.
Buck Recreational Center
2004 W. Powers Avenue
Littleton, CO 80120
This program is free to the public; however, registration is required through the South Suburban Parks & Recreation website, or by calling 303-347-5999.
Sunday, April 30, 2023, 1:30 p.m.
Goodson Rec Center
6315 S University Blvd
Centennial, CO 80121
This program is free to the public; however, registration is required through the South Suburban Parks & Recreation website, or by calling 303-347-5999.
Sunday, April 30 2023, 6 p.m.
Dinner Lecture at The Fort
19192 Highway 8, Morrison, CO 80465
Menu: Buffalo sirloin with grill gulf shrimp and Fort little red potatoes, with cheesecake with wild huckleberry preserves for dessert.
To purchase dinner lecture tickets and make reservations, please call Tesoro Cultural Center at 303-839-1671 or visit the ticketing link above.
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Where is it happening?
The Fort Restaurant, 19192 Hwy 8,Morrison,CO,United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
