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Entries Containing All of the Phrases «garfield county» AND «colorado»

This list will also include matches for inflectional* forms of the words.
 
By Mark Hilton, July 7, 2018
The Rock That Burns Marker
RANKED BY RELEVANCE
1 ► Colorado, Garfield County, Rifle — Rifle / The Rock That Burns / Colorado Wilderness / Rifle Country —
Rifle During the U.S. Geological Survey of 1876, A.C. Peale wrote the word "rifle" on his map to mark the location of a misplaced firearm. The gun was never found, but the name stuck. Founded in 1882, Rifle attracted a steady flow of . . . — — Map (db m120749) HM

2 ► Colorado, Garfield County, Parachute — Parachute / Battlement Mesa — Boundless Landscapes • Spirited People — Northwest Colorado —
Community Legacy Located at the crossroads between the rugged mountain ranges and the mesas and plateaus of Colorado's Western Slope, the region surrounding Battlement Mesa and Parachute was once the seasonal campground of the Ute . . . — — Map (db m252137) HM

3 ► Colorado, Jackson County, Walden — Northwest Colorado — Heritage Journeys: roam with a view — Boundless Landscapes & Spirited People —
Unrelenting forces of nature have carved immense yet intimate landscapes in the remote northwest region of Colorado. Spanning 14,918 square miles, the area encompasses expansive areas of public lands — canyons and rivers, forests and wilderness, . . . — — Map (db m283147) HM

4 ► Colorado, Garfield County, New Castle — Jolley Trail —
The Jolley Trail is named after a longtime New Castle family that ran sheep and lived on the land this trail traverses today. In 1919 the Jolley Brothers — Herb, Malcolm (Mack), Henry and Lee — who were some of the first sheepmen . . . — — Map (db m120108) HM
 
 
  
 
    Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
 
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