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Help sought for obelisk that celebrated pioneers and new highway


In the summer of 1931, the year that the Pioneer Monument was dedicated near the mouth of Plateau Canyon, another event occurred there that was equally worthy of public notice.
The highway along the Colorado River was extended east from Plateau Canyon all the way to De Beque. Prior to that, motorists had to follow the Plateau Canyon road upstream to the De Beque Cutoff, then follow that northeastward to De Beque.
The new section of what was then called Colorado River Highway shaved eight miles off the journey between Plateau Canyon and De Beque and added a new, scenic section of roadway. ....

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New book examines history of trains in Palisade


In January, 1947, fruit growers in the Grand Valley were preparing to ship by rail freshly harvested peaches from Palisade to locations around the country.
There weren’t any fresh peaches in January, of course. That fruit wouldn’t be ready to harvest for another eight or nine months.
But another critical commodity was being harvested that winter and shipped to Grand Junction in preparation for the peach harvest to come.
Ice.
When harvest time arrived, ice-cooled railroad cars called reefers, “were pre-iced in Grand Junction to ensure the fruit was cooled when loaded into the car,” wrote Matt Darling in his book “The History of Railroads in Palisade, Colorado.” The book was published by the Palisade Historical Society and was released late last year. ....

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