Arvada's 150th Anniversary: City Celebrates 'Naming Day'

ARVADA, CO — In honor of Arvada's 150th Anniversary, the City Council has proclaimed Dec. 1 'Arvada Naming Day.'

The city has chosen the day to recognize the "vision, hard work and dedication to our founding community members," the city said.

"December of 2020 marks the 150th anniversary since a small plat map was filed in Jefferson County creating the framework for a thriving Arvada," city officials said in a statement.

"In honor of this significant occasion, we take this opportunity to acknowledge that our community has developed within what we now call the Clear Creek and Ralston valleys, which are the ancestral lands of the Cheyenne, Ute and Sioux Peoples past and present."

In honor of Arvada's 150th Anniversary, the Olde Town Water Tower will be lit in gold lights through Friday, the city said.

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The decision to proclaim Dec. 1 Arvada Naming Day was made by the City Council at its meeting Nov. 16.

>> The Arvada Historical Society and Jefferson County Archives offer information about the city's creation here.