On U.S. 491 at Guyrene Street, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 491.
Ancestral Puebloans
Beginning around A.D. 600, Ancestral Puebloans built Colorado's first permanent towns in the canyon country south of here. Hundreds of these settlements sprawled across the desert, with an overall population possibly . . . — — Map (db m160128) HM
On U.S. 491 at Guyrene Street, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 491.
The World War I veterans who claimed homesteads near here in the [illegible] had never fought an enemy quite as intractable as sagebrush. Clearing the land of it required decades of backbreaking hand-to-hand combat. But the army of farmers . . . — — Map (db m160121) HM
On U.S. 491 at Guyrene Street, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 491.
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• The Unaweep/Tabeguache Scenic and Historic Byway is a remarkable tour through western Colorado's remote canyon country. Copper, radium, vanadium, and uranium all enticed miners here; . . . — — Map (db m160155) HM
On U.S. 491 at Guyrene Street, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 491.
As goes sagebrush, so goes the Gunnison sage grouse. These highly adapted birds rely on this shrubby vegetation for food, camoflage, and nesting material. Sagebrush rangeland also provides the setting for the species' highly unusual . . . — — Map (db m160150) HM
On U.S. 491 at Guyrene Street, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 491.
Dedicated to the valiant men
of Dolores County, Colorado
who served their country
and died for the cause of freedom
Duty, Honor, County, Well Done
Be Thou At Peace
World War No. 2
Troy Young • Clarence Barlett
Dick . . . — — Map (db m160119) WM
On U.S. 491 at Guyrene Street, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 491.
Why East?
The purpose of Fathers Dominguez and Escalante's journey through this region in 1776 was to find a route to Spanish missions in Monterey. During the first 2˝ weeks of the expedition, the Fathers' route took them to the northwest, . . . — — Map (db m160107) HM
The Rico area was originally inhabited by natives including the Utes. In the 1700’s Spanish explorers were in the area. In 1833, trappers like W. Walton of the St. Louis Fur Co., came and reported remains of Spanish smelters. Mining began about . . . — — Map (db m118655) HM