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The city began as a small mining camp
on the banks of what became known as Boulder Creek. The first
settlers, a party of prospectors led by Thomas Aikins, reached the
mouth of Boulder Canyon in the fall of 1858. They called their
campsite Red Rocks because of the red sandstone cliffs. Friendly
contacts were made with Chief Niwot and the Arapahoe tribe. The
Cheyennes were also indigenous to the area, while
other tribes, including the Utes, Kiowas, Comanches and Sioux, were
occasional visitors. In January 1859, gold was discovered at Gold
Run, an area west of the present Gold Hill community and
approximately 12 miles northwest of Boulder. This gave impetus to
the Boulder City Town Company which was organized in 1859 by A.A.
Brookfield, the first president and 60 shareholders. Boulder was
designated as the county seat in 1867. Boulder was so named because
of the many unwieldy rocks the settlers had to clear away before
they could construct their cabins. Native American uprisings and the
decline of the nearby gold camps resulted in several hard years for
the new community. In 1871, however, the prospects of obtaining a
railroad and a university brought Boulder City to life, and the town
of Boulder was incorporated under the Territorial Government. Two
years later, both the Colorado Central Railroad and the
Denver-Boulder Valley Railroad reached the city. Some of the
earliest ordinances were aimed at controlling dogs. The founding
fathers also began charging saloons $10 to operate, and they began a
tree-planting program. Today, the city encompasses about 27.8 square
miles at the foot of the Flatirons with a population of over 96,000.
Boulder is known for a ring of open space, called a greenbelt, that
has been built up around it over the past 20 years. In addition to a
city-imposed 1% limit on housing growth, the city also adopted a
long-term Transportation Master Plan with a goal of a 0% increase of
cars on Boulder roads. These efforts are working to preserve the
high quality of life many have come to know and love about Boulder.
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