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Community History of Grand Junction

By Iamfrverchanged
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    Timeline of Grand Junction

  • The Old Spanish Trail

    The North branch of the Old Spanish trail passed through Grand Junction bringing traitors from Santa Fe to Los Angeles

  • Grand Junction founded

    Grand Junction was established by George Crawford

  • Elmer Riggs Discovery

    Elmer Riggs found the first Brachiosaurus which was the largest dinasour ever found to that point.

  • Colorado National Monument Established

    President Taft signed the Proclomation that established the Colorado National Monument.

  • Mesa College established

    This school started as a junior college and is a University today.

  • Operation Fore Sight

    The project made Main Street more pedestrian friendly as a shopping park, this earned the City all America City recognition by Look Magazine.

  • Wesley moves to Grand Junction

    I moved here from Rifle Colorado