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HISTORY
DeBeque
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
DeBeque and three companions explored the hills surrounding what now the
town of DeBeque is 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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