Denver (disambiguation)

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Denver is the name of some places in the United States of America:

• Denver, Colorado - the most commonly associated city with this name
• Denver, Illinois
• Denver, Indiana
• Denver, Iowa
• Denver, Missouri
• Denver, North Carolina - "The Denver of the East"
• Denver, Ohio
• Denver, Pennsylvania
• Denver, West Virginia
• Denver City, Texas
• Denver Township, Isabella County, Michigan
• Denver Township, Newaygo County, Michigan
• Denver Township, Minnesota

There are a few places named Denver outside of the United States:

• Denver, Norfolk, a village in the United Kingdom, which gave its name to many of the other Denvers (but not all; see below).
• Denver, Nova Scotia, Canada, is a village located in Guysborough County.

A number of famous people have the surname of Denver:

• John Denver, noted country singer
• Bob Denver, noted actor most famous for playing the title character of Gilligan's Island
• James Denver, noted American 19th century politician and for whom most of the cities that carry the name Denver (particularly the Colorado capital) are named.

Other meanings:

• Denver is the name of the cartoon character starring in Denver, the Last Dinosaur.
• Denver is the name of an electronics company: http://www.denver-electronics.com.

Three ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Denver, after the city of Denver, Colorado.

• The first USS Denver (C-14) was a cruiser commissioned in 1904 and in service until 1931.

• The second USS Denver (CL-58) was a light cruiser commissioned 1942 and on active service in World War II, decommissioning in 1947.

• The third USS Denver (LPD-9) is an amphibious transport dock commissioned in 1968 and on active service as of 2006.