> The real interesting question is "why did Colorado develop so many cities when no one else in the intermountain west did?" Depends on who you ask. The answe

> The real interesting question is "why did Colorado develop so many cities when no one else in the intermountain west did?" Depends on who you ask. The answer I liked was that CO had a good blend of farmable land and minable mountains which gave it a slight edge over the other Rocky states so early on it was just slightly bigger. And then when it came time for the USG to start establishing a bunch of west-located offices it was a winner take-all situation.