Grand Valley looking North from the Colorado National Monument towards the Bookcliffs
(Picture Above) Grand Valley looking East from the Colorado National Monument towards the Grand Mesa
Major Local Geography
Interactive Map of Western Colorado
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Time Line of Important Historical Events since 1879
Meeker Massacre (1879)
A Town is Born (Sept. 1881)
Railroad comes through town (Nov. 1882)
John Otto & Colorado National Monument 1911
Building the Highline Project canal system (1918)
Grand Junction's First Airport (June 1930)
The Great Depression and the CCC (1930's)
World War 2 (1940's)
In 1946 begins to have regularly scheduled flights
Uranium Boom and Bust (1950's)
A Major Highway Comes Through Town (1960's)
Oil Boom and Bust (late 1970's to May 1982)
Becomes Regional Business and Medical Center (1990's)
New Public Bus Transportation system (Feb. 2000)
Another Energy Boom and Bust (2004-2009)