Tales of the Gunnison Country: Famous Non-Whites In Early Gunnison
It wasn’t just white settlers that helped shape the future of the Gunnison Country.
Tales of the Gunnison Country: Bowman
Between Tincup and Aspen sits Bowman, at the base of Taylor Pass.
Tales of the Gunnison Country: Whitepine Booming
The mines near the east edge of modern-day Gunnison County ended up shipping lead and zinc during WWI for the war effort or to the Sherwin-Williams paint factory in Kansas.
Tales of the Gunnison Country: James Brothers On The Run
Jesse James and brother Frank were one step ahead of the law and wanted to lay low until things cooled down.
Tales of the Gunnison Country: Farming is Not Impossible!
Assuming the elevation and cold made farming impossible, not many tried. But George Cornwall didn’t know it was supposed to be impossible, and he made it work.
Tales of the Gunnison Country: Silver Discovered In South Arkansas
Silver is discovered along south Arkansas River in the 1880’s. Mining camps quickly popped up along the river.