A Valley So Grand . . .: The Pioneer Citizens and Early History of Mesa County, Colorado.

by Robert W McLeod and Robert W. McLeod

The community of Grand Junction, Colorado, began in 1881 following the deportation of most of the state's western Ute Indian tribes to the Uintah Indian Reservation in the Utah Territory. After "Lo" (the poor Indian) was forcibly removed, white men could not populate the vicinity fast enough. What was once the exclusive domain of the Ute was rapidly usurped by toilers of the tiller's trade. The vast expanses of Gunnison County were divided into Mesa,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1512099996
• ISBN13: 9781512099997
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"