Building Rim Rock Rock Work on Rim Rim Rock Rim Rock Drive, National Register of Scenery at Colorado Drive Rock Drive Fruita, Mesa County, Historic Places National Monument, CO Nomination Form Bird’s eye view of a Men working on the A bird’s eye view of Picture of the Nominated April 21, Panoramic picture of stretch of the road road different part of Rim Rock road of Rim Rock 1994. The Rim Rock the scenery at with buildings where tools to pick away at Drive c. 1951. Drive. Drive represented the Colorado National the construction the rock. major source of Monument. workers lived during construction their time there. employment in the Grand Junction area during the Depression and had a substantial impact on the economy of the area. The members of the Another picture that The picture provides a View of the road that Rim Rock Drive View of the Colorado CCC program of the demonstrates how look at the scenery shows the rock cut Historic District is National Monument New Deal were different tools were is part of the and one of the guard significant in the illustrating the reason brought in to build the used to build roads reason for its walls that were improvement of why the Monument is road. Example of the such as pick axes, preservation efforts constructed. The automobile access to in the National numbers of people sledge hammers, etc. and designation in the engineering and and development of Register. Rim Rock who may have lived in National Register of design required for its Colorado National Drive increased the buildings during Historic Places. time contribute to the Monument. tourism through their employment. road’s significance in automobile access to the National Register. the site in significant numbers.
Building Rim Rock Drive Rock Work on Rim Rock Drive Rim Rock Rim Rock Drive, Fruita, Mesa County, CO National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form Scenery at Colorado National Monument, Bird’s eye view of a stretch of the road with buildings where the construction workers lived during their time there. Men working on the road different tools to pick away at the rock. A bird’s eye view of part of Rim Rock Drive c. 1951. Picture of the road of Rim Rock Drive. Nominated April 21, 1994. The Rim Rock Drive represented the major source of construction employment in the Grand Junction area during the Depression and had a substantial impact on the economy of the area. Panoramic picture of the scenery at Colorado National Monument. The members of the CCC program of the New Deal were brought in to build the road. Example of the numbers of people who may have lived in the buildings during their employment. Another picture that demonstrates how different tools were used to build roads such as pick axes, sledge hammers, etc. The picture provides a look at the scenery is part of the reason for its preservation efforts and designation in the National Register of Historic Places. View of the road that shows the rock cut and one of the guard walls that were constructed. The engineering and design required for its time contribute to the road’s significance in the National Register. Rim Rock Drive Historic District is significant in the improvement of automobile access to and development of Colorado National Monument. View of the Colorado National Monument illustrating the reason why the Monument is in the National Register. Rim Rock Drive increased tourism through automobile access to the site in significant numbers.
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