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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29FM_preserving-our-heritage_Montrose-CO.html
Within a few years, one generation passes and another comes on the scene. If those who follow are to have any notion of what it was that went before, it must fall to those who possess a tie to the past to preserve what may be known. In that spir…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29FB_whats-in-a-name_Montrose-CO.html
The town of Montrose was originally known as Pomona, but early settler and town father, Joseph Selig, suggested the name Montrose after a favorite character in Sir William Scott's popular novel, The Legend of Montrose.
Uncompahgre (Un-com-PAH-g…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29E6_the-gunnison-tunnel_Montrose-CO.html
The Tunnel That Made the Desert Bloom
Early settlers in the Uncompahgre Valley found getting water to the fertile but arid soil an ongoing challenge. Originally, irrigation water from the Uncompahgre River was diverted onto the land through a s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29C7_early-freighting-ventures_Montrose-CO.html
Bull Whackers and Mule Skinners
Discovery of gold and silver in the 1870s in the San Juan Mountains south of Montrose created a demand for freighting services to haul equipment and supplies into the mines and carry out ore bound for outside mar…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM298Z_founding-of-montrose_Montrose-CO.html
This plaque commemorates the establishment of
the City of Montrose. First called Pomona, the
original 320 acre townsite was laid out in January
1882 by O.D. Loutsenhizer and Joseph Selig. They
were assisted by A. Pumphrey, John Baird, S…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QT6_black-canyon-of-the-gunnison-national-park_Montrose-CO.html
Welcome to the south rim of the Black Canyon. The view here at Tomichi Point is just a sample of the spectacular scenery that is ahead. There are eleven more viewpoints between here and the end of the road at High Point, six miles away. Some of th…