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Details the lineage and ancestral history of the White family. George White was one of the first pioneers to settle and then serve in government in the newly-founded state of Colorado and Eagle Valley area. His sons, Hume and Ben, would follow their father into local government , law, and ranching. The Whites ranched along Brush Creek.
George served in the Civil War and was taken prisoner until the war's end; practiced law, and was also a rancher....
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An excerpt from the video interview of Lois Spann, conducted by Katie Lund.
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Al Look details the murder of Maggie Herrick by Henry Herrick in 1883, committed shortly after the founding of Mesa County, Colorado. This recording is made available via signed release by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums of Western Colorado.
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Mary Plaisted talks about early days in Mesa County, Colorado, her marriage to Thomas Pierce, a farmer in Loma, and the busy life of a homemaker on the farm. She discusses various locations and institutions around the Western Slope, including the Paradox Valley, the Cowpuncher’s Reunion, and the Little Book Cliff Railway. She speaks about her warm family life as a child in Kansas, and life in Western Colorado after her father’s death. She also...
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Early Mesa County resident Joseph John Egger describes his travels to the Grand Valley area, the Colorado National Monument, the differences he perceived between Utes and Navajos, and information about Chief Ouray and Chipeta. This recording is made available via signed release by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums of Western Colorado.
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Frieda Miller talks about her pioneer ranching family’s arrival in Palisade, Colorado, and about the exploits of her colorful father, Eben “Mac” Miller. She speaks about her school days in Palisade and Grand Junction, and about childhood games she played (such as Duck on a Rock). She discusses her later life and marriage with farmer and carpenter George Weaver, and her long period as a vegetarian. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County...
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Charles Smelzer talks about his work in a variety of jobs during his teens and twenties. He also discusses his arrival in Gunnison, Colorado and his work as a cowboy for a cattle ranch, including an incident in which he confronted members of the Ku Klux Klan who were trying to disrupt cattle operations and intimidate cowboys and ranchers. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries...
168) Brooks Water Wheel
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The Brooks Water Wheel during its restoration in 1976. The first water wheel is believed to have been built in 1910, with a second one built around 1923. The second water wheel was built by Earl Brooks after he purchased the property from John Quinlan. The land was then bought by John Comer in 1969. The water wheel was rebuilt in 1976 by Comer, Larry Kier, and Howard Kirby, in celebration of Colorado's centennial. Kier was married to the granddaughter...
169) Brooks Water Wheel
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The Brooks Water Wheel during its restoration in 1976. The first water wheel is believed to have been built in 1910, with a second one built around 1923. The second water wheel was built by Earl Brooks after he purchased the property from John Quinlan. The land was then bought by John Comer in 1969. The water wheel was rebuilt in 1976 by Comer, Larry Kier, and Howard Kirby, in celebration of Colorado's centennial. Kier was married to the granddaughter...
170) Brooks Water Wheel
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The Brooks Water Wheel during its restoration in 1976. The first water wheel is believed to have been built in 1910, with a second one built around 1923. The second water wheel was built by Earl Brooks after he purchased the property from John Quinlan. The land was then bought by John Comer in 1969. The water wheel was rebuilt in 1976 by Comer, Larry Kier, and Howard Kirby, in celebration of Colorado's centennial. Kier was married to the granddaughter...
171) Brooks Water Wheel
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The Brooks Water Wheel during its restoration in 1976. The first water wheel is believed to have been built in 1910, with a second one built around 1923. The second water wheel was built by Earl Brooks after he purchased the property from John Quinlan. The land was then bought by John Comer in 1969. The water wheel was rebuilt in 1976 by Comer, Larry Kier, and Howard Kirby, in celebration of Colorado's centennial. Kier was married to the granddaughter...
172) John Comer
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John Comer hangs a plaque commemorating the centennial of Colorado's statehood on the Brooks Water Wheel. The plaque reads, "An Official Project Commemorating Colorado's 100th Year of Statehood and the United States' 200th Year of Independence. Endorsed by the Colorado Centennial-Bicentennial Commission."
173) Brooks Water Wheel
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The Brooks Water Wheel during its restoration in 1976. The first water wheel is believed to have been built in 1910, with a second one built around 1923. The second water wheel was built by Earl Brooks after he purchased the property from John Quinlan. The land was then bought by John Comer in 1969. The water wheel was rebuilt in 1976 by Comer, Larry Kier, and Howard Kirby, in celebration of Colorado's centennial. Kier was married to the granddaughter...
174) Brooks Water Wheel
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The Brooks Water Wheel during its restoration in 1976. The first water wheel is believed to have been built in 1910, with a second one built around 1923. The second water wheel was built by Earl Brooks after he purchased the property from John Quinlan. The land was then bought by John Comer in 1969. The water wheel was rebuilt in 1976 by Comer, Larry Kier, and Howard Kirby, in celebration of Colorado's centennial. Kier was married to the granddaughter...
175) Brooks Water Wheel
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The Brooks Water Wheel prior to its restoration in 1976. The first water wheel is believed to have been built in 1910, with a second one built around 1923. The second water wheel was built by Earl Brooks after he purchased the property from John Quinlan. The land was then bought by John Comer in 1969. The water wheel was rebuilt in 1976 by Comer, Larry Kier, and Howard Kirby, in celebration of Colorado's centennial. Kier was married to the granddaughter...
176) Brooks Water Wheel
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The Brooks Water Wheel following its restoration in 2015. The first water wheel is believed to have been built in 1910, with a second one built around 1923. The second water wheel was built by Earl Brooks after he purchased the property from John Quinlan. The land was then bought by John Comer in 1969. The water wheel was rebuilt in 1976 by Comer, Larry Kier, and Howard Kirby, in celebration of Colorado's centennial. Kier was married to the granddaughter...
177) Brooks Water Wheel
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The Brooks Water Wheel during its restoration in 1976. The first water wheel is believed to have been built in 1910, with a second one built around 1923. The second water wheel was built by Earl Brooks after he purchased the property from John Quinlan. The land was then bought by John Comer in 1969. The water wheel was rebuilt in 1976 by Comer, Larry Kier, and Howard Kirby, in celebration of Colorado's centennial. Kier was married to the granddaughter...
178) Brooks Water Wheel
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The Brooks Water Wheel during its restoration in 1976. The first water wheel is believed to have been built in 1910, with a second one built around 1923. The second water wheel was built by Earl Brooks after he purchased the property from John Quinlan. The land was then bought by John Comer in 1969. The water wheel was rebuilt in 1976 by Comer, Larry Kier, and Howard Kirby, in celebration of Colorado's centennial. Kier was married to the granddaughter...
179) Brooks Water Wheel
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The Brooks Water Wheel during its restoration in 1976. The first water wheel is believed to have been built in 1910, with a second one built around 1923. The second water wheel was built by Earl Brooks after he purchased the property from John Quinlan. The land was then bought by John Comer in 1969. The water wheel was rebuilt in 1976 by Comer, Larry Kier, and Howard Kirby, in celebration of Colorado's centennial. Kier was married to the granddaughter...
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William Raber talks about his family’s ranch in the Kannah Creek area of Mesa County, Colorado, and about the development of reservoirs and water projects, beginning with the city of Grand Junction’s diversion of water from Kannah Creek around 1910. He also talks about traveling by train with cattle that he intended to sell in Los Angeles, and about discrimination that he experienced during World War I as the son of German immigrant. The interview...
