About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 26. Chapters: Grand Junction, Colorado, Palisade, Colorado, De Beque, Colorado, Fruitvale, Colorado, Orchard Mesa, Colorado, Collbran, Colorado, Clifton, Colorado, Redlands, Colorado, Fruita, Colorado, Mike the Headless Chicken, National Register of Historic Places listings in Mesa County, Colorado, Glade Park, Colorado, Unaweep Canyon, Grand Valley, Mack, Colorado, Loma, Colorado, Gateway, Colorado, Whitewater, Colorado, Molina, Colorado, Palisade High School, Grand Mesa, Book Cliff mines, Saddlehorn Caretaker's House and Garage, Carpenter, Colorado, Mesa County Valley School District 51, Saddlehorn Comfort Station, Rim Rock Drive, Saddlehorn Utility Area Historic District, Book Cliffs, Grand Valley AVA, Kokopelli Trail, Fruita Monument High School, Plateau Creek, De Beque Canyon, Highline Lake State Park, Little Dolores River, Climax Uranium Mill, Dominguez Canyon Wilderness, Grand Valley Transit, IOOF Hall (De Beque, Colorado), Battlement Mesa, Western Colorado Community College, Mesa County Public Library District, Rabbit Valley, Colorado. Excerpt: The City of Fruita (pronounced / fru t /) is a Home Rule Municipality located in the western part of Mesa County, Colorado, United States. It is part of the Grand Junction Metropolitan Statistical Area and within the Grand Valley. The geography is identified by the bordering Colorado River (historically known as the Grand River) on the southern edge of town, the Uncompahgre Plateau known for its pinyon-juniper landscape, and the Book Cliffs range on the northern edge of the Grand Valley. It is located 18 miles (29 km) east of the Utah border near the 39 parallel. The population was 11,535 at the 2008 census. Originally home to the Ute people, white farmers settled the town after founder William Pabor in 1884. Ten years later, Fruita was incorporated. Economically, it started out a...
