Fruita in Mesa County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Butch Cassidy

In the Grand Valley

By Danny Grills

1. Butch Cassidy Marker

Inscription. Reportedly, in October 1899 Butch Cassidy and several members of the Wild Bunch, also known as the Hole-in-the-wall Gang, travelled through Grand Valley. From 1889 to 1904 this band of deperadoes thrilled local citizens and terrified many merchants and laymen with their brazen bank, train, and stagecoach robberies in the Western Slope Region of Colorado. George "Butch" Cassidy, the legendary outlaw leader was also known as the " Robin Hood of the West" because of his practice of robbing from the rich and giving it to the poor. To date, his final disposition remains a mystery and a subject of much debate. Did he did in South America or did he return to the United States and live out his remaining years as a law abiding citizen. Although their presence resulted in no criminal activity, reinforced the myth, the legend and lore of the Grand Valley as being part if the Western frontier during the last days of the Wild, wild West. Dedicated as a Chartering Event June 10, 2017 and year of our Order 6022 Robert Leroy Parker Chapter No 1889 E Clampus Vitus

Erected 2017 by Robert Leroy Parker Chapter No 1889 E Clampus Vitus.

Marker series. This marker is included in the E Clampus Vitus marker series.

Location. 39° 9.216′ N, 108° 44.191′ W. Marker is in Fruita, Colorado, in Mesa County. Marker can be reached from Interstate 70 Frontage Road (Interstate 70). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Welcome Center Park, Fruita CO 81521, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Rocky Roads (approx. 10 miles away); Mesa Drug/City Market (approx. 10.9 miles away); Sampliner’s Dry Goods (approx. 10.9 miles away); St. Regis Hotel (approx. 11 miles away); Bannister Furniture (approx. 11 miles away); Grand Junction News Established (approx. 11 miles away); Grand Junction Elks Lodge #575 (approx. 11 miles away); Whitman School (approx. 11 miles away).

Categories. • Notable Persons • Settlements & Settlers •

Credits. This page was last revised on April 29, 2018. This page originally submitted on June 19, 2017, by Frank Gunshow Sanchez of Hollister, California. This page has been viewed 172 times since then and 40 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on June 20, 2017, by Frank Gunshow Sanchez of Hollister, California. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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