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HISTORY
De Beque has been home to a
variety of people for thousands of years. Early Native Americans
painted and carved drawings into some of the canyon walls, and the area was
later an important hunting ground for the Ute Indians. After the
colonization of white settlers in 1880, native Indians were moved to the
White River Uintah reservations. In the Spring of 1884, Dr. W.A.E De Beque
and three companions explored the hills surrounding what is now the town of
De Beque looking for a suitable place to form a ranch.
Others followed them, and by 1880, there were 31 ranches in the area.
NEW
EACH MONTH IN THE NEWSLETTER WE'VE GOT ALL KINDS OF HISTORY.
If you've got information about the history of DeBeque please contact
Cathy
at the Town Hall at 970-283-5475. We want to get all we can. You can also go to the Historical Society
in Grand
Junction
for information there also.
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