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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Montrose

 
Clickable Map of Montrose 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 Montrose County, CO (42) Delta County, CO (41) Gunnison County, CO (43) Mesa County, CO (27) Ouray County, CO (45) San Miguel County, CO (25) Grand County, UT (55) San Juan County, UT (84)  MontroseCounty(42) Montrose County (42)  DeltaCounty(41) Delta County (41)  GunnisonCounty(43) Gunnison County (43)  MesaCounty(27) Mesa County (27)  OurayCounty(45) Ouray County (45)  SanMiguelCounty(25) San Miguel County (25)  GrandCountyUtah(55) Grand County (55)  SanJuanCounty(84) San Juan County (84)
Montrose is the county seat for Montrose County
Montrose is in Montrose County
Montrose County (42)  ►
ADJACENT TO MONTROSE COUNTY
Delta County (41)  ►
Gunnison County (43)  ►
Mesa County (27)  ►
Ouray County (45)  ►
San Miguel County (25)  ►
Grand County, Utah (55)  ►
San Juan County, Utah (84)  ►
 
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1 ► Colorado, Montrose County, Montrose — Building a Dam —
Near East Portal Road.
2 ► Colorado, Montrose County, Montrose — Building An Empire: The Spanish Frontier —
Near Chipeta Road north of U.S. 550, on the right when traveling north.
3 ► Colorado, Montrose County, Montrose — The Dominguez-Escalante Expedition / Dominguez-Escalante Country —
Near Chipeta Road north of U.S. 550, on the right when traveling north.
4 ► Colorado, Montrose County, Montrose — Early Exploration —
Near Rim Drive Road, on the right when traveling west.
5 ► Colorado, Montrose County, Montrose — Early Freighting Ventures —
On North Rio Grande Avenue north of West Main Street, on the left when traveling north.
6 ► Colorado, Montrose County, Montrose — Early Irrigation in the Uncompahgre Valley — A Landscape Transformed —
Near South Townsend Avenue.
7 ► Colorado, Montrose County, Montrose — Elks Lodge —
On South Cascade Avenue at South 1st Street, on the right when traveling north on South Cascade Avenue.
8 ► Colorado, Montrose County, Montrose — Fort Crawford —
On US 550 Frontage Road just south of Uncompahgre Road, on the right when traveling south.
9 ► Colorado, Montrose County, Montrose — Fort Crawford — The Cantonment on the Uncompahgre —
On US 550 Frontage Road just south of Uncompahgre Road, on the right when traveling south.
10 ► Colorado, Montrose County, Montrose — Founding of Montrose —
On North Rio Grande Avenue north of West Main Street, on the left when traveling north.
11 ► Colorado, Montrose County, Montrose — The Gunnison Tunnel —
On West Main Street at Townsend Avenue, on the right when traveling north on West Main Street.
12 ► Colorado, Montrose County, Montrose — The Hangin' Tree — August 9, 1878 —
On U.S. 550 0.1 miles south of Chipeta Road, on the right when traveling north.
13 ► Colorado, Montrose County, Montrose — In Behalf of the Light —
On Chipeta Road north of U.S. 550, on the right when traveling north.
14 ► Colorado, Montrose County, Montrose — Instrument of Surrender — The End of the Second World War —
On Townsend Avenue (U.S. 550) at 1st Street, on the left when traveling south on Townsend Avenue.
15 ► Colorado, Montrose County, Montrose — The Lathrop House — 1902 —
On East Main Street just east of South Mesa Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
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16 ► Colorado, Montrose County, Montrose — Light at the End of the Tunnel —
Near East Portal Road.
17 ► Colorado, Montrose County, Montrose — The Methodist Episcopal Church — Circa 1882 —
On Park Avenue south of Main Street, on the left when traveling south.
18 ► Colorado, Montrose County, Montrose — Montrose City Hall —
On South 1st Street just south of South Uncompahgre Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
19 ► Colorado, Montrose County, Montrose — Montrose County Jail —
On Townsend Avenue (U.S. 550) at 1st Street, on the left when traveling south on Townsend Avenue.
20 ► Colorado, Montrose County, Montrose — Pageant in the Wilderness —
Near Chipeta Road north of U.S. 550, on the right when traveling north.
21 ► Colorado, Montrose County, Montrose — Preserving Our Heritage —
On East Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
22 ► Colorado, Montrose County, Montrose — Preserving Our Heritage —
On East Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
23 ► Colorado, Montrose County, Montrose — Preserving Our Heritage —
On East Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
24 ► Colorado, Montrose County, Montrose — Preserving Our Heritage —
On East Main Street, on the left when traveling north.
25 ► Colorado, Montrose County, Montrose — Preserving Our Heritage —
On East Main Street, on the left when traveling north.
26 ► Colorado, Montrose County, Montrose — Preserving Our Heritage —
On North Rio Grande Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
27 ► Colorado, Montrose County, Montrose — Preserving Our Heritage —
On West Main Street, on the left when traveling north.
28 ► Colorado, Montrose County, Montrose — Preserving Our Heritage —
On South First Street at South Uncompahgre Avenue, on the left when traveling north on South First Street.
29 ► Colorado, Montrose County, Montrose — So Bold, So Beautiful a Land —
Near Chipeta Road north of U.S. 550, on the right when traveling north.
30 ► Colorado, Montrose County, Montrose — Townsend House — Circa 1887 —
On South 5th Street at South Townsend Avenue (U.S. 550), on the right when traveling north on South 5th Street.
31 ► Colorado, Montrose County, Montrose — The Ute Way of Life — Living in Harmony with Nature —
On Chipeta Road at U.S. 550, on the right when traveling north on Chipeta Road.
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32 ► Colorado, Montrose County, Montrose — The Utes / Uncompahgre River Country / Ouray (1833-1880) / Chipeta (1843-1924) —
On Chipeta Road north of U.S. 550, on the left when traveling north.
33 ► Colorado, Montrose County, Montrose — Veterans Memorial —
On Townsend Avenue (U.S. 550) at 1st Street, on the left when traveling south on Townsend Avenue.
34 ► Colorado, Montrose County, Montrose — What's in a Name? —
On East Main Street at Cascade Avenue, on the left when traveling east on East Main Street.
35 ► Colorado, Montrose County, Montrose — The Winds of Change —
Near South 1st Street near South Uncompahgre Avenue.
 
 
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Nov. 11, 2026