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Northeast of Grand Junction at 3079 F Rd. 39°05′28″N 108°28′52″W / 39.091111°N 108.481111°W / 39.091111; -108.481111 ( Cross Land and Fruit Company Orchards and Grand Junction
Cross Orchards Historic Site is a living history museum located in Grand Junction, Colorado. It is part of the Museums of Western Colorado. It is part of the Museums of Western Colorado. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [ 1 ]
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.
Circa early 1900s postcard ad for the line. John J. Hagerman gained control of the Colorado Midland Railway Company in June 1885. In September 1890, Hagerman sold the railroad to the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, which operated the railroad as a subsidiary and changed the name to the Colorado Midland Railroad.
Image credits: Detroit Photograph Company "There was a two-color process invented around 1913 by Kodak that used two glass plates in contact with each other, one being red-orange and the other ...
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 North Seventh Street Historic Residential District, in Grand Junction, Colorado, is a 14.4 acres (5.8 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. It included 27 contributing buildings .