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Location of Mesa County in Colorado. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Mesa County, Colorado.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Mesa County, Colorado, United States.
Grand Junction is 247 miles (398 km) west-southwest of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver.The city has a council–manager form of government. [8] It is a major commercial and transportation hub within the large area between the Green River and the Continental Divide, and the largest city in Colorado outside of the Front Range Corridor.
Grand Junction, Colorado in the 1880s. The town of Grand Junction was founded on September 26, 1881, by the Grand Junction Town Company. The founder of the town, George A. Crawford, was a Civil War veteran and President of the Grand Junction Town Company. He was accompanied by William McGinley, J. Clayton Nichols, and four unidentified companions.
This iconic 450-foot-high landmark is situated one mile southeast of the monument's visitor center, and 9 miles (14 km) west of the community of Grand Junction, where it towers above the floor of Monument Canyon and Wedding Canyon. [5] It is a popular climbing destination, and can be seen from Rim Rock Drive.
The county was named for the many large mesas in the area, including the Grand Mesa, which is the largest flat-topped mountain in the world. Mesa County comprises the Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. [4] [5] In 2020 it ranked as the 271st most populous metropolitan area in the United States. [2]
The Denver and Rio Grande Railroad reaches Grand Junction. November 7: An earthquake estimated at 6.2 M fa affects the Denver area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong). The quake causes minor damage in Colorado and southern Wyoming and is the most intense in Colorado recorded history. [81] October 24: The Town of Delta ...
The town is located east of Grand Junction along Plateau Creek, at the upper (eastern) end of the small cattle ranching valley around the creek known as the Plateau Valley. The largest community in the valley, it serves a civic and economic center for the surrounding area, which is dependent not only ranching, but on pass-through tourism during ...
The district has two major population centers, in Grand Junction and Pueblo. The two cities and their surrounding rural areas provide a competitive arena for congressional races. Grand Junction, on the Western Slope , is a Republican stronghold, while Pueblo, a town with a large Latino population and (by Colorado norms) a heavily unionized ...