th ▁Street ▁and ▁Broadway . ▁It ▁was ▁torn ▁down ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁to ▁make ▁way ▁for ▁The ▁P ione er ▁Monument ▁which ▁was ▁constructed ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁for ▁$ 7 0 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁mark ▁the ▁western ▁termin us ▁of ▁the ▁Sm o key ▁Hill ▁Tra il ▁and ▁honor ▁the ▁pione ers ▁who ▁crossed ▁the ▁pla ins . ▁The ▁new ▁Station ▁One ▁was ▁constructed ▁for ▁a ▁cost ▁$ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 . ▁ ▁Fund ing ▁The ▁Den ver ▁Fire fig h ters ▁Museum ▁is ▁a ▁non pro fit ▁institution ▁with ▁reven ues ▁from ▁contributions ▁and ▁gr ants ▁from ▁individuals , ▁found ations , ▁corpor ations ▁and ▁federal ▁ag encies ; ▁earned ▁gift ▁shop ▁income ; ▁program ▁income ; ▁members hips ▁and ▁ad mission ▁income . ▁ ▁The ▁Den ver ▁Fire fig h ters ▁Museum ▁emp lo ys ▁four ▁full - time ▁and ▁five ▁part - time ▁staff ▁members . ▁Over ▁ 1 0 0 ▁volunte ers ▁don ate ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 , 5 0 0 ▁hours ▁ann ually ▁to ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁museum ▁projects . ▁ ▁Vis itor ▁dem ograph ics ▁The ▁Den ver ▁Fire fig h ters ▁Museum ▁wel comes ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁visitors ▁each ▁year ▁with ▁over ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁at ▁reduced ▁or ▁free ▁ad mission ▁through ▁the ▁Scient ific ▁& ▁Cultural ▁Fac ilities ▁District ▁ ▁( SC FD ) ▁free ▁days ▁and ▁community