What mountain is being renamed?
What mountain is being renamed? Board on Geographic Names Completes Renaming of Mount Evans The BGN received six formal proposals from 2019 to 2022 to rename Mount Evans, which was named after John Evans, the Territorial Governor of Colorado from 1862 to 1865. Evans has been closely linked to the Sand Creek Massacre.
What was the original name for Colorado?
1. Jefferson Territory, which would later become the State of Colorado, was established at the same time as Denver City. Initially proposed names for the territory included Colona, Osage, and Idaho.