Margaret Gray Evans was the wife of Territorial Governor John Evans and was a philanthropist. She arrived in Denver when it was a rough city, having grown up in a privileged home in Maine. Evans was First Lady of Colorado for her husband and her son-in-law, Samuel Hitt Elbert, who was a widower when he became governor. She was known for creating Denver society for the manner in which she entertained in what was the executive manor in Colorado. She assisted her husband on his educational and civil projects, and created her own. She founded the Denver Orphan's Home and was involved in the establishment of literary and charitable organizations. She was also active on boards of the University of Denver. She was the mother of William Gray Evans and Anne Evans.
Mayflower in Plymouth Harbor by William Halsall (1882)
Evans Memorial Chapel codesigned by John and Margaret Gray Evans and built by John Evans after the death of his daughter, Josephine Evans Elbert. It is located on the University of Denver campus
John Evans (Colorado politician)
John Evans was an American politician, physician, founder of various hospitals and medical associations, railroad promoter, governor of the territory of Colorado, and namesake of Evanston, Illinois; Evans, Colorado; and formerly Mount Evans, Colorado.
Evans was a founder of Lakeside Hospital, now called Mercy Hospital
Railroad tracks
Denver, 1859. During its early history, Cherokee and Arapaho often camped in the area.
Black Kettle at Sand Creek, Buffalo Bill Center of the West
