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Description of  Metropolitan Denver: Growth and Change in the Mile High City (Metropolitan Portraits)

Nestled between the Rocky Mountains to the west and the High Plains to the east, Denver, Colorado, is nicknamed the Mile High City because its official elevation is exactly one mile above sea level. Over the past ten years, it has also been one of the country's fastest-growing metropolitan areas. In Denver's early days, its geographic proximity to the mineral-rich mountains attracted miners, and gold and silver booms and busts played a large role in its economic success. Today, its central locationbetween the west and east coasts and between major cities of the Midwestmakes it a key node for the distribution of goods and services as well as an optimal site for federal agencies and telecommunications companies. In Read more