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'''Golden''' is a [[List of municipalities in Colorado#Home rule municipality|home rule city]] that is the [[county seat]] of [[Jefferson County, Colorado|Jefferson County]], [[Colorado]], United States.<ref name=COMun/><ref name="GR6">((cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 ))</ref> The city population was 20,399 at the [[2020 United States Census]].<ref name=2020_Census/> Golden lies along [[Clear Creek (Colorado)|Clear Creek]] at the base of the [[Front Range]] of the [[Rocky Mountains]]. Founded during the [[Pike's Peak Gold Rush]] on June 16, 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 ((convert|12|mi|0)) east to [[Denver#History|Denver City]]. Golden is now a part of the [[Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area]] and the [[Front Range Urban Corridor]].

The [[Colorado School of Mines]], offering programs in [[engineering]] and [[science]], is located in Golden. In addition, it is also home to the [[National Renewable Energy Laboratory]], [[National Earthquake Information Center]], [[Coors Brewing Company]], [[CoorsTek]], [[Boston Market]], [[Spyderco]], [[Software Bisque]], American Mountaineering Center, and [[Colorado Railroad Museum]]. It is the birthplace of the [[Jolly Rancher]], a candy bought out by the [[Hershey Foods Corporation]], and home to  [[Yeti Cycles]]. Western showman [[Buffalo Bill|William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody]] is buried nearby on [[Lookout Mountain (Colorado)|Lookout Mountain]].

==History==
[[File:Golden, Colorado (1868).jpg|thumb|right|Golden in 1868]]
[[File:Astor House Museum, Golden, CO IMG 5481.JPG|thumb|right|The Astor House Museum, the first stone building in Golden, was a boarding and rooming house from 1867 to 1971.]]

Established during the [[Pike's Peak Gold Rush]], Golden City quickly became a leading economic and political center of the region. Its geographic location made it a center of trade between the gold fields to the west and settlements to the east. Golden City was established on June 16, 1859, along Clear Creek west of Denver. The city is named after [[Thomas L. Golden]]. Other important businessmen and prospectors like [[William A. H. Loveland|William A.H. Loveland]] and George West were among the first people to settle in Golden.<ref name=":0">((Cite book|title=History of Clear Creek and Boulder Valleys, Colorado|last=Baskin|first=O.L.|publisher=O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers|year=1880|location=Chicago, IL|pages=195))</ref>

By the end of 1860, Golden City had been popularly elected the seat of Jefferson County and was capital of the provisional [[Jefferson Territory]]. As drafted in the territorial constitution, the capital of the Jefferson Territory was initially proposed to be Golden, then with a population of 700, as a result of its proximity to mountain mining towns, and greater ability to hold a congressional quorum than had Denver.<ref name=":1">((Cite book|title=Colorado: A History of the Centennial State|last=Abbott|first=Carl|publisher=University Press of Colorado|year=2013|location=Boulder, CO|pages=52))</ref> Golden City was temporarily removed from the status of territory capital as a result of an act passed on November 5, 1861, by the territorial government.

[[Colorado City, Colorado|Colorado City]], a small town to the south of Denver, became the new temporary territorial capital, but saw only one short event at this location. This status was quickly revoked, however, as on August 4, 1862, the territorial government voted formally to move back to Golden.<ref>((Cite book|title=History of Denver: With Outlines of the Earlier History of the Rocky Mountain Country|last=Smiley|first=Jerome|publisher=The Times-Sun Publishing Company|year=1901|location=Denver, CO|pages=493))</ref>

While the town lost much of its populace and leading citizenry during the [[American Civil War|Civil War]] for several reasons (ranging from military to economic), Golden City became capital of the federally recognized [[Colorado Territory]] on August 2, 1862, continuing as such until 1867.<ref>((Cite news|title=Golden Daily Transcript|last=Galbraith|first=Den|date=October 1, 1973|via=Golden History Center))</ref>

Between 1862 and the early 1870s a fierce railroad competition developed between Denver, ((convert|10|mi|km|spell=in)) to the east, and Golden. By the mid-1860s, Golden held a merely honorific status as the territorial capital, rather than serving as the legitimate source of territorial power. Denver, the increasingly larger and more-developed city, was the focused core of important territorial occasions, with the Governor residing in Denver, and territorial government meetings occurring there as well. The citizens and supporters of Golden realized that a spur from Golden to the new transcontinental railroad, running through [[Cheyenne, Wyoming|Cheyenne]], [[Wyoming]], ((convert|100|mi|km)) to the north, was the only possibility for Golden to reemerge as the dominant heart of commerce in the territory. W.A.H. Loveland founded the [[Colorado Central Railroad]] on February 9, 1865, to do just this.<ref name=":0" />

With Golden beginning talk of creating a railroad, prominent Denver residents raced to do the same. In an appeal to the residents of Denver, ''[[Rocky Mountain News|The Rocky Mountain News]],'' which was based in Denver itself'','' wrote an article imploring the citizens of Denver to vote to fund a railroad; "If we vote $500,000 in bonds to the Denver Pacific railway all is well. If we defeat those bonds, all hope of a railroad for the next two years is gone... Gentlemen of Denver, what will you do? The fate of your city is in your own hands."<ref>((Cite news|title=Daily Colorado Tribune|date=May 17, 1868|via=www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org))</ref> The residents of Denver voted for the bonds, spurring construction of the [[Denver Pacific Railway and Telegraph Company|Denver Pacific Railway]]. By 1869, the railroad race to Cheyenne was becoming less and less of a race, as the Denver Pacific Railway pulled ahead of the struggling Colorado Central Railroad. Realizing they were going to lose the race to Cheyenne, the Colorado Central began expanding west into mountain communities such as [[Georgetown, Colorado|Georgetown]], [[Black Hawk, Colorado|Black Hawk]], and [[Central City, Colorado|Central City]], all areas founded on and focused in silver mining.<ref>((Cite news|title=Pertinent Question|date=December 23, 1868|work=The Colorado Transcript|via=www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org))</ref>

Golden, having then sidetracked into servicing various close by mountain communities, continued to fall behind the pace set by the Denver railroad, and by 1870, officially lost the race to Cheyenne. However, The Colorado Central Railroad connected directly with Cheyenne seven years later, in 1877, but by that point, the race with Denver had been lost.<ref name=":1" /> Although Golden's Colorado Central Railroad offered a challenge to Denver's railroad, the better funded Denver Pacific Railway was able to connect to Cheyenne far more quickly than Golden, securing for Denver its long-term status as both capital and prominent city.((citation needed|date=October 2022))
[[File:Denver Tramway at Golden depot, 1909 (cropped).jpg|thumb|The [[Denver Tramway]] at Golden depot, 1909]]
Golden City became the "[[Lowell, Massachusetts|Lowell]] of the West", a regional center of trade and industry that boasted at various times three flour mills, five smelters, the first railroad into the Colorado mountains, the [[Coors Brewing Company|Coors Brewery]], brick works, the only paper mill west of [[Missouri]], clay and coal mines, and more. During the 1870s, it became home to three institutions of higher education, the [[Colorado University Schools]], of which the [[Colorado School of Mines]] remains today. Golden was also home to an opera house and seven churches, including Colorado's third ([[Methodist]]) church, oldest [[Baptist]] church, likely oldest Christian ([[Disciples of Christ]]) church, and first Swedish immigrant ([[Lutheran]]) church. The town was home to sizable populations of German, Swiss, Swedish, Italian and Chinese [[immigrants]]; five immigrants became mayors of Golden.((citation needed|date=October 2022))

Until the early 20th century, Golden maintained a small-town population of around 2,500 people. Several industries faded or were destroyed by tragic events, but others flourished to continue Golden's industrial legacy, including its brewing, brick making, clay mining and porcelain industries.((citation needed|date=October 2022))

Golden became even more connected through [[mass transit]], with two trolley lines extending to [[Denver]], while the movie theater gradually took the place of the opera house for downtown entertainment. Downtown revitalization efforts began in the 1920s with its first streetscape and ornamental lighting project and [[urban renewal]] on its north and east, anchored by new senior high and grade schools. The historic cultural tension between the city's north and south sides gradually eased, and the town successfully endured additional major economic depressions, including the Silver Crash of 1893 and the [[Great Depression]]. The School of Mines gained a worldwide academic reputation, Coors rapidly came to the forefront of the national and international brewing and ceramics industries, and the city modernized with a recreation center, paved streets and more.((citation needed|date=October 2022))

After [[World War II]], Golden boomed, rapidly gaining population, size and economy. In 1959, the town nearly tripled in geographic size overnight when it annexed large properties to the south, including the new [[Heritage Square (Golden, Colorado)|Magic Mountain]] theme park, one of the earliest entertainment attractions of its kind. A number of new subdivisions were built and public infrastructure was modernized, including new buildings for the senior high school, city hall, recreation center, library, museum and central fire and police stations. Also built were new downtown anchors, including [[department store]]s and [[grocery store]]s, several new church buildings, new county offices, and the Horizon Plan, which transformed the School of Mines.((citation needed|date=October 2022))

The decline in the price of petroleum and near-simultaneous failure of several downtown anchors placed the central business district into recession in the 1980s. The 1990s saw the revitalization of the downtown through various initiatives, including its second streetscaping project in 1992. In 1993, the old Golden High School building was converted into the American Mountaineering Center, making Golden a research and education hub for mountaineering. The Coors Brewery had become the largest single-site brewery in the world, its [[CoorsTek|porcelain]] subsidiary among the foremost of its kind, and Golden became home to the [[National Renewable Energy Laboratory]].((citation needed|date=October 2022))

==Geography==
Golden lies just north of [[Interstate 70 in Colorado|I-70]] and west of [[Denver]] at the foot of the [[Rocky Mountains]]. It is situated between Lookout Mountain and the two Table Mountains, within a sheltered valley fed by [[Clear Creek (Colorado)|Clear Creek]]. Clear Creek flows through town from the west, out of its canyon shared by [[U.S. Route 6 in Colorado|US 6]], and exits the valley it carved between [[North Table Mountain]] and [[South Table Mountain (Colorado)|South Table Mountain]] and in which is located the Coors Brewery.

At the [[2020 United States Census]], the city had a total area of ((convert|25.193|km2|acre|order=flip)) including ((convert|0.240|km2|acre|order=flip)) of water.<ref name=2020_Census/>

==Demographics==
((US Census population
|align=left
|1860= 1014
|1870= 587
|1880= 2730
|1890= 2383
|1900= 2152
|1910= 2477
|1920= 2135
|1930= 2426
|1940= 3175
|1950= 5238
|1960= 7118
|1970= 9817
|1980= 12237
|1990= 13116
|2000= 17159
|2010= 18867
|2020= 20399
|footnote=[[United States census|U.S. Decennial Census]]
))

[[File:CoorsbrewerygoldenCO.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Coors Brewery in Golden]]
As of the [[census]] of 2010, there were 18,867 people, 7,394 households, and 3,985 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was ((convert|2,096.3|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|inhabitants&nbsp;|inhabitants)). There were 7,748 housing units at an average density of ((convert|860.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off)). The racial makeup of the city was 90.6% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 1.2% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.6% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 3.8% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.4% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.3% from two or more races. 8.2% of the population were [[Hispanics in the United States|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 7,394 households, out of which 23.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 46.1% were non-families. 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.8.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.7% under the age of 20, 13% from 20 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 25% from 45 to 64, and 10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33.9 years. The population was 56.6% male and 43.4% female.

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">((cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website ))</ref> of 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $49,115, and the median income for a family was $67,414. Males had a median income of $41,822 versus $32,413 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $25,257. About 3.5% of families and 11.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.4% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Arts and culture==
((More citations needed|section|date=October 2022))
Golden is home to numerous museums, including the Golden History Museum & Park, Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, [[Colorado Railroad Museum]], Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum, and the [[Bradford Washburn American Mountaineering Museum]]. There is also the [[Mother Cabrini Shrine]].

Golden is home to the Jefferson Symphony Orchestra, which performs seasonally at Bunker Auditorium in the Green Center at the [[Colorado School of Mines]], and has performed continuously since 1953. The city is also home to the [[Foothills Art Center]], an art exhibition venue housed in a [[First Presbyterian Church of Golden and Unger House|historic church]]. Miners Alley Playhouse in downtown Golden, is a live theater which has performed there since 2001. The 150-year-old Buffalo Rose Bar and Grill<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.buffalorose.net/|title=Buffalo Rose Bar and Grill home page|access-date=May 9, 2013))</ref> is the longest-surviving<ref>((cite web |title=Golden's Oldest Business Turns 150 |url=http://yourhub.denverpost.com/golden/goldens-oldest-business-turns-150/DiU5tHtklIEZufuNy9NYHJ-ugc |publisher=Denver News Agency |access-date=May 9, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130417061547/http://yourhub.denverpost.com/golden/goldens-oldest-business-turns-150/DiU5tHtklIEZufuNy9NYHJ-ugc |archive-date=April 17, 2013 ))</ref> [[Colorado gold rush]]-era business and remains a popular music venue for touring rock and blues bands.

Golden has several annual events, including E-Days of the Colorado School of Mines in April (since 1927), the Golden Music Festival at Clear Creek History Park, [[Independence Day (United States)|Independence Day]] fireworks shows sponsored by the Golden Lions Club (since 1972), the largest event of the year is Buffalo Bill Days in late July (since 1946); the Golden Fine Arts Festival in August (since 1990), and Olde Golden Christmas in November to December (since 1972).

The American Mountaineering Center is home to the [[American Alpine Club]], [[The Colorado Mountain Club]], and Outward Bound. The Henry S. Hall, Jr. American Alpine Club Library and Colorado Mountain Club Collection is the world's largest repository of mountaineering literature and is internationally known. The American Mountaineering Center is also home to the [[Bradford Washburn American Mountaineering Museum]] and hosts many programs and events each year. This premier facility and the town's location near plenty of world class rock climbing, skiing and mountaineering make Golden a center for mountaineering culture.

The city's thriving beer culture supports several microbreweries, including Golden City Brewery, Mountain Toad Brewing, Cannonball Creek Brewing Company, and Barrels & Bottles Brewery. Beer festivals in Golden include the UllrGrass beer festival every January and the Knock Your Boots Off Beer Tasting and Chili Cook-off every October.

Golden is home to the headquarters and brewery of Coors Beer. Golden was where the beer company had its start, and it has kept its headquarters in the city ever since its founding in 1873. The brewery offers tours to the public. It is one of the leading employers in the Golden area, with 900 employees working full-time in the brewery.<ref>[[Coors Brewing Company]]</ref>
((wide image|Panorama - Golden, Colorado.jpg|1000px|alt=Panorama of Golden|Panorama of Golden))

==Sports==
((Unreferenced section|date=October 2022))
[[File:Clear Creek Golden CO with South Table Mountain and tubers.jpg|thumb|[[Clear Creek (Colorado)|Clear Creek]], looking east from the Washington Avenue bridge in Golden, with [[South Table Mountain (Colorado)|South Table Mountain]] and [[Tubing (recreation)|tubers]]]]

Golden's competitive athletics go back for well over a century and feature public school and collegiate teams and athletes. [[Golden High School]] competes in various sports in 4A competition in Colorado, and its football program dates as far back as the 1890s. The [[Colorado School of Mines]] competes primarily in NCAA Division II athletics in a variety of sports including football (dating to 1888), baseball and basketball.

Clear Creek is also home to a nationally renowned [[kayak]] course, and the city is home to the American Mountaineering Center and features noteworthy rock climbing, mountain biking, hiking, and hang gliding opportunities in close proximity. Golden has to date generated three Major League Baseball players, four Olympic competitors and two Olympic medalists.

==Government==
((Unreferenced section|date=October 2022))
Golden is a home rule municipality of the city form of statutory government in Colorado. Its government is a city council/city manager form of leadership which consists of a popularly elected mayor elected by the entire citizenry, two councilors each representing a district comprising one half of the city, and four councilors each representing a ward of which each district is divided into two. These seven members of the city council are each popularly elected from their ward/district/at large and they serve as the governing body of the city. The council hires and supervises the city manager, who hires and supervises the city staff, which handles the daily operations of the city.

Golden's [http://www.cityofgolden.net/government/city-council/council-members-commentaries/ current elected officials] are:
* Mayor - Laura Weinberg
* Councilor (District 1) and Mayor Pro Tem – JJ Trout
* Councilor (District 2) Casey Brown
* Councilor (Ward 1) – Robert Reed
* Councilor (Ward 2) – Paul Haseman
* Councilor (Ward 3) – Don Cameron
* Councilor (Ward 4) – Bill Fisher

Golden was among the first municipally governed cities in Colorado and has one of the oldest continuously functioning governments in the state. To date Golden has held 91 popular elections for municipal officials since its first such election in 1860, including 85 regular elections and 6 special elections in 1860, 1879, 1882, 2005, 2006 and 2008.

==Education==
((Unreferenced section|date=October 2022))
Golden, originally home to the second school in Colorado, is today part of the Jefferson County R-1 School District, which provides public education throughout Jefferson County, Colorado. The city has four elementary schools (Mitchell, Kyffin, Shelton, and Ralston Elementary) in the foothills to the west, one middle school (Bell Middle School), and Colorado's oldest senior high school ([[Golden High School]].)

In higher education, Golden features the oldest [[public university]] in the state, the [[Colorado School of Mines]], which can be found a few blocks south of downtown Golden, situated on a hill overlooking the city. Nearby is the Mountain Language Institute, an English language school providing classes both in Golden and online.

==Media==

===Newspapers===
* ''[[Golden Transcript]]'' – founded in 1866
* The Oredigger – Colorado School of Mines student paper, founded in 1920
* ''The Coffee News'' – founded in 2009

==Infrastructure==

===Transportation===

====City streets====
The main part of Golden is laid out upon a historic street grid system running on an approximately northwest–southeast axis, aligned with Clear Creek upon which the heart of the city was established. Most of these are paved streets with a total ((convert|66|ft|m|adj=on)) right of way, including area for sidewalks which in older areas are often separated by a landscaped strip from the street featuring beautiful and historic trees. The only historic street in the grid not named as a "street" is the main thoroughfare, Washington Avenue, an ((convert|80|ft|m|adj=on)) right of way featuring a downtown care streetscape with trees, planters, brick, flagstone and ornamental street lights. Golden's streets are generally numbered on the east–west streets, and named on the north–south streets, and are named after pioneers, American Indian tribes and trees. The streets of the southeasterly part of town are aligned with the Denver metropolitan street grid, which are aligned directly with the true directions of the compass, and they share the names of the Denver grid. Outlying subdivisions of Golden consist of their own, often curvilinear street systems, with varying degrees of connection to the rest of the city. Golden has several main thoroughfare street connections to the east which date to the Gold Rush times, including West 44th Avenue, West 32nd Avenue and South Golden Road.

====Highways====
[[File:HiHighway tunnel between Idaho Spgs. and Golden, CO IMG 5442.JPG|200px|right|thumb|One of the numerous highway tunnels through the rugged terrain between [[Idaho Springs, Colorado|Idaho Springs]] and Golden]]

Since its beginning, Golden has been at a crossroads of major Colorado thoroughfares. Today [[Interstate 70 (Colorado)|Interstate 70]] (I-70) runs through the southern part of the city, which connects to the northern terminus of [[Colorado State Highway 470|SH 470]] which runs to the south. [[U.S. Route 6 (Colorado)|U.S. Highway 6]] (US&nbsp;6), which turns into 6th Avenue, is a historic thoroughfare (built in 1950) which runs east–west through the southern part of the city then curves northward through the western part of Golden, ultimately arriving at the mouth of Clear Creek Canyon. [[State Highway 93 (Colorado)|State Highway 93]] (SH&nbsp;93), which traces its roots to the 1860s, continues north through the western part of the city from the canyon and northward towards [[Boulder, Colorado|Boulder]]. [[State Highway 58 (Colorado)|SH&nbsp;58]], which turns into [[Golden Freeway]], bisects Golden on an east–west route between 6th and 7th Streets, and ultimately joins to go up Clear Creek Canyon. West [[Colfax Avenue]], the historic [[U.S. Route 40 (Colorado)|US&nbsp;40]], runs on an approximately northeast–southwest route through the southern end of the city and turns westward up Mt. Vernon Canyon and parallels I-70.

====Mass transportation====
Golden is part of the network of the [[Regional Transportation District]] which provides bus and light rail service throughout the Denver metropolitan area. Its bus routes 16, 16L, and GS connect Golden with other points of the Denver metropolitan area and Boulder. The [[W Line (RTD)|West Corridor (W line)]] of the [[FasTracks]] [[light rail]] line, which parallels 6th Avenue into Golden to its terminal at the Jefferson County Government Center, opened to the public on April 26, 2013. This is a modern version of the historic trolley line that Golden interests spearheaded in the 1890s.((citation needed|date=May 2013)) At the same time the W Line opened, a Community Call-n-Ride bus launched in Golden, offering flexible service along with regular stops within the city itself. The new bus system was designed to complement the light rail, extending the transit service into the whole community, including the downtown corridor. Although passengers are no longer served by heavy rail, Golden continues to be served by [[railroad]] transportation for cargo, as it has been continuously since 1870. These lines are owned by the [[BNSF]] railroad and serve business interests in the northeastern end of the city. Within the Coors Brewery grounds it becomes the brewery's own in-house railroad.

====Airports====
The closest airport to Golden is nearby [[Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport]], a [[general aviation]] air transport facility located in northeastern Jefferson County. Passenger traffic generally uses [[Denver International Airport]] in northeastern [[Denver, CO|Denver]].

==Notable people==
((main|List of people from Golden, Colorado))
((see also|Colorado_School_of_Mines#Notable_alumni|label 1=List of Colorado School of Mines people))
Notable individuals who were born in or have lived in Golden include engineer and historian [[Edward L. Berthoud]],<ref>((cite web | title = Berthoud, Edward L. | publisher = Jefferson County, Colorado | url = http://jeffco.us/archives/history/commissioners-chronological-list/berthoud,-edward-l-/ | access-date = April 28, 2016))</ref> brewer [[Adolph Coors]],<ref>((cite web | title = Adolph Coors | publisher = Colorado Encyclopedia | url = http://coloradoencyclopedia.org/article/adolph-coors | access-date = April 28, 2016))</ref> photographer [[Gertrude Käsebier]],<ref>((cite web | title = Gertrude Käsebier | publisher = International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum | url = http://www.iphf.org/hall-of-fame/gertrude-kasebier/ | access-date = April 28, 2016))</ref> and [[Gudy Gaskill]], the driving force behind the creation of the [[Colorado Trail]].<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.denverpost.com/2016/07/18/gudy-gaskill-dies-colorado-trail/|title= Gudy Gaskill, mother of the Colorado Trail, dies at 89|first=Jason|last=Blevins|date=July 18, 2016|access-date=January 1, 2018|work=[[The Denver Post]]))</ref> Internet phenomenon Daniel Larson is also a resident of Golden, Colorado.<ref>((Cite web |date=2023-12-22 |title=College Arc |url=https://daniellarson.wiki/index.php/College_Arc |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=Daniel Larson Wiki |language=en))</ref>

==See also==
((portal|Cities|United States|Colorado ))
*[[Bibliography of Colorado]]
*[[Geography of Colorado]]
*[[History of Colorado]]
*[[Index of Colorado-related articles]]
*[[List of Colorado-related lists]]
*[[Outline of Colorado]]
**[[List of municipalities in Colorado]]
**[[List of statistical areas in Colorado]]
*[[Colorado State Highway 58]]
*[[Golden Gate Canyon State Park]]
*[[Jefferson Parkway]]
*[[Mother Cabrini Shrine]]
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==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://www.cityofgolden.net/ City of Golden website]
*[http://dtdapps.coloradodot.info/staticdata/Downloads/CityMaps/Golden.pdf CDOT map of the City of Golden]
*[http://www.goldencochamber.org/ Golden Chamber of Commerce]
*[http://visitgolden.com/ VisitGolden.com]
*[http://www.goldenhistory.org/ GoldenHistory.org]

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