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In November of 1992, Arvada formally established its first sister city relationship with Mechelen, Belgium. Located midway (about 14 miles from each) between the capital city of Brussels and Belgium\'s largest seaport, Antwerp, Mechelen promises to provide Arvada... Read More ...

On June 22, 1850, a wagon train bound for California crossed the Platte River just north of the confluence with Clear Creek, following Clear Creek west for six miles. The members of the wagon train rested for a day, and Lewis Ralston dipped his gold pan in an unnamed mountain stream. He found almost $5 in gold in his first pan. Read More ...

In 1859, John Reno helped George Calvin Swadley, William Barranger, and others dig the Ralston Point Mining Ditch (later called the Wadsworth irrigation ditch). By 1860 more than thirty land claims had been filed in the Ralston/Clear Creek valley by men who came for gold but stayed to develop farms and establish a home. Crops that thrived were wheat, corn, oats, plums, celery, cherries, berries, melons, strawberries, and various vegetables. At one time, Arvada was known as the "celery capitol of the world." Read More ...

On April 22, 1903, leaders of the town met to discuss incorporation. Dr. Richard Russell, who had moved to Arvada in 1902, asked his friend Dr. Henry Buchtel, Chancellor of the University of Denver, to make a speech. The meeting was chaired by the Reverend John F. White, former Methodist minister. After heated discussion, those present voted to support incorporation and an election was held May 27, 1903. Incorporation was defeated. Read More ...

In 1907, the Arvada Town Board approved the purchase of Arvada's first fire engine. The hand-drawn chemical fire engine arri Read More ...

In 1926, Marguerite Rodda--a single mother with two young daughters--bought her first car, a Model T. Marguerite's daughters, Billie and Rae Juchem, posed on the vehicle, which Margueite drove to Greeley each day to obtain her teacher's certificate. Read More ...

A primary responsibility of any municipality is the provision of water. In Arvada as in most front range communities, water i Read More ...

Schooling in the area actually began in 1863, in a log cabin on the John B. Wolff homestead. In 1869, Benjamin F. Wadsworth d Read More ...

The town of Arvada was the business and social center of the valley. Everyone came to town on Saturdays. Most stores had a hitching rack to tie up horses while customers shopped, and trees in the middle of Grand View provided welcome shade. There were no paved streets or sidewalks. Planks were laid across the largest puddles in wet weather. Read More ...

Arvada was founded in 1870 and is the home to over 103,000 people. Our City is located between the foothills of the Rocky Mou Read More ...

City of Arvada Kids History Page Read More ...

In semi-arid Colorado, water is a precious resource. The historic drought of 2002 reminds everyone to conserve water. Read More ...

Welcome to the City of Arvada's website. If you're visiting us from a location far away, you've come to the right place to Read More ...

Arvada's Second Sister City Read More ...

  Sister Cities International (SCI) describes sister city relationships as a broad-based, officially approved, long-t Read More ...

Plan a trip to historic Olde Town Arvada. Enjoy the flavor of an old town experience, including unique shops Read More ...

The following is a recent letter from Mike and Dottie Coen, who are part of Arvada Sister Cities International and are in Kyz Read More ...

Construction underway for the new Arvada Public Library in Olde Town. Read More ...

Camels, the ships of the desert, now roam a vast desert amid the rusting hulks of fishing trawlers that once hauled in large Read More ...

Elementary Schools   Allendale, 5900 Oak Street, built in 1986. Developer of the area named it for Willia Read More ...

Sometimes schools were named for the developer of the area or for a person who was influential in education. To read ab Read More ...

During the course of the Arvada Police Department's history, two officers have been killed in the line of duty. Read More ...

Water and wastewater services in the City of Arvada are run very much like a business.  The cost to provide the service Read More ...

History of the Metropolitan Beltway Read More ...

Students at Weber Elementary had a second “first day of school” on Wednesday, October 17. Weber was damaged from an arson Read More ...

Tombstone tales will be told on Saturday, September 27 at the Arvada Cemetery, 5581 Independence Street.  Some of Arvada Read More ...