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Historical Markers in Crawford

 
Clickable Map of Delta County, Colorado and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Delta County, CO (41) Gunnison County, CO (43) Mesa County, CO (27) Montrose County, CO (42)  DeltaCounty(41) Delta County (41)  GunnisonCounty(43) Gunnison County (43)  MesaCounty(27) Mesa County (27)  MontroseCounty(42) Montrose County (42)
Delta is the county seat for Delta County
Crawford is in Delta County
Delta County (41)  ►
ADJACENT TO DELTA COUNTY
Gunnison County (43)  ►
Mesa County (27)  ►
Montrose County (42)  ►
 
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1 ► Colorado, Delta County, Crawford — Agriculture — Backbone of the Crawford Community —
On State Highway 92 just west of F Street, on the right when traveling west.
The agricultural opportunities of this beautiful area became reality as the settlers came into this country and staked out their homesteads in the early 1880's. In order to redeem the land from the desert, water was needed and found in the major . . . — — Map (db m291596) HM
2 ► Colorado, Delta County, Crawford — Crawford — Last of the Cowtowns — Crawford Country —
On State Highway 92 just west of F Street, on the right when traveling west.
As one author put it, “Crawford is a unique cow town, one of the last of its kind in the West.” The boardwalk, old church and adjoining cemetery add western flavor to this center of cattle and sheep ranching. Prior to WWII several of the most . . . — — Map (db m291598) HM
3 ► Colorado, Delta County, Crawford — Crawford State Park —
On State Highway 92 just west of F Street, on the right when traveling west.
Crawford State Park includes Crawford Reservoir and the immediate surrounding land. This area was initially developed and operated as a recreation area for the public by the National Park Service in 1964. In 1967, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation . . . — — Map (db m291599) HM
4 ► Colorado, Delta County, Crawford — West Elk Loop — Scenic and Historic Byway —
On State Highway 92 just west of F Street, on the right when traveling west.
North Fork Harvests Early pioneers recognized that the mild climate of the Hotchkiss/Paonia area, also known as the North Fork Valley, could support quality fruit production, and in 1882 the first orchards were planted. In 1902 the Denver & Rio . . . — — Map (db m291597) HM
 
 
  
 
 
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Nov. 11, 2026