On Main Street (U.S. 50) just north of West 3rd Street, on the right when traveling south.
Original storefront approx 25’ wide. Owners through the years: 1894-1910 • F. P. Hunt 1911-1924 • Stockham Bros. 1925-1978 • L. Schmidt & Sons 1978-1988 • Mathews True Value 1989-1994 • Graham True Value 1995- • Remodeled into Columbine Mall . . . — — Map (db m290996) HM
On 3rd Street east of Main Street (U.S. 50), on the left when traveling east.
From Delta's first school, 1884 to 1963. This bell hangs under the Lincoln School cupola, which never had a bell because the two schools were located so close. — — Map (db m159565) HM
Near East 3rd Street at Riley Lane, on the left when traveling east.
The Delta Bank Robbery On or about August 20, 1893, the McCarty Gang arrived in the Delta area and set up camp in Escalante Canyon. Tom McCarty, his brother Bill, and Bill's 20 year old son, Fred, had probably departed from the . . . — — Map (db m290986) HM
On 3rd Street east of Main Street (U.S. 50), on the left when traveling east.
Built by Wm. R. Gale
Original location -
West side of alley facing East 3rd St.
between Main & Palmer
Moved in 1974 by
Delta County Historical Society — — Map (db m159566) HM
On Meeker Street at 5th Street, on the right when traveling north on Meeker Street.
This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
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United Methodist
Historic . . . — — Map (db m159573) HM
Near North Palmer Street north of Confluence Drive, on the right when traveling north.
One of the many trading posts built by
Antoine (Anton French) Robidoux,
First built around 1828 at the juncture of the
Grand (Gunnison) and Uncompahgre Rivers
then a territory of Mexico and Ute Indian country
on the well traveled "Old . . . — — Map (db m120059) HM
Near Gunnison River Drive (North Palmer Street) 0.3 miles west of U.S. 50.
Antoine Robidoux and Fort Uncompahgre The Story of a Western Colorado Fur Trader / By Ken Reyher, 1998 Fort Uncompahgre was constructed in 1828 by Antoine Robidoux, a trader based out of Mexican Santa Fe. The post was situated about two miles . . . — — Map (db m290981) HM
On 3rd Street east of Main Street (U.S. 50), on the left when traveling east.
Born: Arkansas May 18, 1883 To Crawford, Colorado, March 19, 1916
Died: January 22, 1969
Married: Sallie L Noble, Oct 10 1906
Three daughters: Annie Laura, Martha, Leslie Janie
Several abiding interests formed the structure . . . — — Map (db m159571) HM
On 3rd Street east of Main Street (U.S. 50), on the left when traveling east.
In Memory of
David Lee Mangum
1947 - 2012
David L. Mangum loved music. As organist for the Delta Presbyterian Church, he brought music to the ears of thousands. In the greater Delta community, he was visible everywhere, offering his time . . . — — Map (db m159568) HM
Near Gunnison River Drive (North Palmer Street) 0.3 miles west of U.S. 50.
Commerce at the confluence began with fur trade — beaver fur pelts snagged by trappers working out of Antoine Robidoux's Fort Uncompahgre trading post. Beaver, fox, coyote, muskrat, and other furs continued to be trapped and traded in the environs . . . — — Map (db m290983) HM
Near Gunnison River Drive (North Palmer Street) 0.3 miles west of U.S. 50.
Follow the Trail It is 1829, eight years after Mexico gained independence from Spain. New Mexican traders travel overland to establish new commercial relations with frontier settlements in California. They carried locally produced merchandise . . . — — Map (db m290975) HM
On 3rd Street east of Main Street (U.S. 50), on the left when traveling east.
This bell was used
on the Robert E. Lee
steamboat on the Mississippi
River between New Orleans and
Memphis, Tennessee after the
Civil War — — Map (db m159570) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 50) just north of West 3rd Street, on the right when traveling south.
1896 Locally called Anna Dora Opera House for the names of owners' daughters. The upstairs area had a platform and oil lamps for a stage which was used for H.S. graduations, operatic and theatrical events. Social gatherings took place and . . . — — Map (db m290995) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 50) north of 4th Street, on the right when traveling north.
Here stood the Farmers and Merchants Bank of which Andrew Trew Blachly was co-founder and cashier. Across Main Street was the Simpson Hardware Store. On September 7, 1893 the bank was held up by the notorious McCarty Gang. Blachly although covered . . . — — Map (db m159552) HM
Near Gunnison River Drive (North Palmer Street) 0.3 miles west of U.S. 50.
The Utes called themselves the “People of the Shining Mountains” and at one time all Colorado was their homeland At one time, this was the land of the Ute, distant cousins of the Shoshones. Historically, the Utes were nomadic and moved . . . — — Map (db m290982) HM
Near Gunnison River Drive (North Palmer Street) 0.3 miles west of U.S. 50.
Architectural Details From afar, tipis display a very symmetrical form, but on closer inspection, their actual "tilted cone" shape comes into view. Steepest in the rear, the tipi wall slopes more gradually on the front side toward the doorway, . . . — — Map (db m290970) HM
On G96 Lane at 1550 Road, on the left when traveling west on G96 Lane.
This ancient tree was once part of a grove of native cottonwoods under which the local Ute Indians would camp and hold council prior to 1881. An Indian trail passed nearby. It has been identified as the Ute Council Tree since 1930, when the local . . . — — Map (db m119897) HM
Near Gunnison River Drive (North Palmer Street) 0.3 miles west of U.S. 50.
The ancient tree was once part of a grove of native cottonwoods under which the local Ute Indians would camp and hold council prior to 1881. An Indian trail passed nearby. It has been identified as the Ute Council Tree since 1930, when the local . . . — — Map (db m290967) HM
On North Palmer Street 0.1 miles north of Confluence Drive, on the right when traveling north.
Western Slope Agriculture
According to an 1888 U.S. Department of Agriculture report, western Colorado's thin soils, high altitude, and lack of rainfall rendered the region totally unfit for cultivation. The document’s author apparently . . . — — Map (db m120123) HM
