The town of Parker underwent several name changes before adopting its current title. First called Pine Grove for its setting in a copse of ponderosa pines at the northern edge of Colorado�s Black Forest; that name lasted through the final days of stagecoach travel. When the US Post Office officially began operations in the 1880s; officials requested that Pine Grove be renamed; as another town with that name existed on the Platte River; causing the mail to be mixed up. James Sample Parker requested that the town�s name be changed to Edithville; in honor of his young daughter. Again; the US Post Office denied the request; renaming the town Parker to recognize James Sample Parker and his brother; George. From these early beginnings; Parker faced spurts of growth and recession; more recently becoming a significant Denver suburb.
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