Construction of the Denver Pacific Railroad, linking Denver and Cheyenne, stopped here for the winter of 1869, and a town was begun. It was named Evans in honor of the second territorial governor, John Evans, builder of the Denver Pacific. According . . . — — Map (db m119612) HM
Evans
Centrally located, in the midst of one of the finest and most productive sections of northern Colorado;...occupying a position on the river and railway convenient to the business centre of the territory; and commanding other . . . — — Map (db m140091) HM