White River City | |
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 Ambrose Oldman, hailing from Gloucester, England, built his first store in the spring of 1888 in White River City on Piceance Creek. | |
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| Coordinates: 40°5′26.9″N 108°13′27.31″W / 40.090806°N 108.2242528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Rio Blanco |
| Time zone | UTC-7 ( MST) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC-6 ( MST) |
| ZIP code | 81641 |
| Area code | 970 |
White River City is an Unincorporated community along the White River and Piceance Creek in Rio Blanco County, Colorado, United States. [1] [2]
History
The settlement was formerly incorporated in 1888 by brothers Reuben and Ambrose Oldman, in hope that a railroad would come through the area along White River. Ambrose was involved in oil speculation in the area and ran a store on Piceance Creek until 1895, when he moved to Meeker. [3] [4] There was a schoolhouse in 1902. [5]
See also
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: White River City
- ^ Rue, Eugene Clyde La (1916). Colorado River and Its Utilization. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 26.
- ^ Habitat in the Past: Historical Perspectives of Riparian Zones on the White River. Bureau of Land Management, Colorado State Office. 1988. p. 9.
- ^ Bowen, Kristin (2014). Meeker. Arcadia Publishing. p. 18. ISBN 978-1-4671-3202-2.
- ^ "Buford School / White River Community Building" (PDF). Colorado Historical Society. July 31, 2005. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
External links
Media related to
White River City, Colorado at Wikimedia Commons
Municipalities and communities of
Rio Blanco County, Colorado, United States | ||
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