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Arkansas Valley Fairgrounds, near jct. of Main St. and US 50, Rocky Ford, Colorado Coordinates 38°03′31″N 103°43′07″W / 38.05861°N 103.71861°W / 38.05861; -103.71861 ( Art
Crater of Diamonds State Park is a 911-acre (369 ha) Arkansas state park in Pike County, Arkansas, in the United States. The park features a 37.5-acre (15.2-hectare) plowed field, one of the few diamond -bearing sites accessible to the public. Diamonds have been discovered in the field continuously since 1906, including the graded-perfect ...
719. FIPS code. 08-65190. GNIS feature [6] 0195481. Website. cityofrockyfordco.gov. Rocky Ford is a statutory city located in Otero County, Colorado, United States. The population was 3,876 at the 2020 census.
George W. Swink. George Washington Swink, or G.W. Swink, (1836–1910) was a landowner and politician in Colorado and is said to have been the holder of the first timber claim certificate in the United States, issued by President Grover Cleveland on November 3, 1887. [ 1 ]
1976 Big Thompson River flood. On July 31, 1976, heavy rainfall caused the Big Thompson River in Colorado to crest, causing at least 144 deaths, more than 250 injuries, and at least 5 others to be missing. The crest was caused by a stalled thunderstorm complex that produced rainfall totals of 12–14 inches (300–360 mm) near Estes Park ...
Fountain Creek is a creek that originates in Woodland Park in Teller County and flows through El Paso County to its confluence with the Arkansas River near Pueblo in Pueblo County, Colorado. [1][2] The 74.5-mile-long (119.9 km) creek, [3] once known as the Fontaine qui Bouille, [4][5] is a tributary of the Arkansas River. [6]: 8.
Glenwood Springs is the principal city of the Glenwood Springs, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. As of the census [ 38 ] of 2000, there were 7,736 people, 3,216 households, and 1,926 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,611 inhabitants per square mile (622/km 2).
The most populated areas of the Western slope are the Tri County area, which contains Grand Junction, Montrose, and Delta, and the Intermountain area, containing Glenwood Springs, Aspen, and Vail. Grand Junction is the largest city between Denver, Colorado, and Salt Lake City, Utah, with a population of 61,881 (2016, US Census Bureau).