Call NumberX-6666CreatorMilligan, Edward William, 1869-Date1946 April 28SummaryDetail of a bronze plaque set into river cobbles and concrete reads: "This tablet is the property of the state of Colorado. In This immediate area once stood Arapahoe City, a pioneer placer mining camp, the earliest town in Jefferson County. Named for the Arapaho Indians. Town company organized Nov. 29, 1858., from here went George A. Jackson and John H. Gregory to make their historic gold discoveries near Idaho Springs and Central City. Arapahoe's population was 80 in 1860. Extensive gold dredging operations of 1904 covered part of the site. Erected by the State Historical Society of Colorado from the Mrs. J. N. Hall Foundation, and by students of Fairmount School, A. D. Quaintance and the American Pioneer Trails Association. 1946." The state seal is on the top of the plaque.Physical Description1 photoprint : black-and-white ; 18 x 13 cm (7 x 5 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectArapahoe City (Colo.)Monuments and memorials--Colorado--Arapahoe CityPlaques--Colorado--Arapahoe CityCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710006666Type of MaterialFilm negativesPhotographic printsBlack & white photographsNotesStamp on back of copy photoprint: "Photographed, printed or enlarged by J. H. Starr...."; Title and original photographer hand-written on back of photoprint. R7100066667
Milligan, Edward William, 1869-, Monument dedicated April 28, 1946 (1946 April 28). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 10/02/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1022459
