Denver's tradition as a cow town lives on the annual Stock Show, which comes to Denver every January.
Historic Photos of Denver: Stockyard in Denver
From Nina Davidson, About.com
Excerpted from "Historic Photos of Denver" by Myron Vallier.
By the 1920s, Denver had become the leading livestock market west of the Missouri River.
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