Colorado River Highway - Palisade, CO
N 39° 09.538 W 108° 17.986
12S E 733311 N 4337891
This historical marker, just off I-70, near Palisade, Colorado, dedicates the Colorado River Highway to the Pioneers of Western Colorado.
Waymark Code: WMDBJK
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 12/20/2011
Views: 9
Just off the I-70 exit, north of Palisade, this marker is situated in a grassy island, with a truckstop nearby. The marker is attached to a large monument constructed of conglomerate rocks, standing about 12 feet high. The marker reads:
COLORADO RIVER HIGHWAY
DEDICATED TO
THE PIONEERS
OF THE
MOUNTAINS AND THE VALLEYS
OF
WESTERN COLORADO
BY
GRAND JUNCTION LODGE No. 575 B.P.O.E.
JUNE 14, 1931
Another face of the monument lists dignitaries as follows:
GOVERNOR
WILLIAM H. ADAMS
STATE HIGHWAY
ADVISORY BOARD
PETER SEERIE
WILLIAM WEISER
B. B. ALLEN
E. G. MIDDLEKAMP
J. HAYES-DAVIS
L.C. MOORE
FRANK H. BLAIR
STATE HIGHWAY ENGINEER
MAJ. L.D. BLAUVELT
1921-1930
CHARLES D. VAIL
1930-
LOCATING ENGINEER
R. E. COWDEN
Group or Groups Responsible for Placement:
GRAND JUNCTION ELKS LODGE No. 575 B.P.O.E.
County or City: Mesa County
Date Dedicated: June 14, 1931
Check here for Web link(s) for additional information: Not listed
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