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Grand Junction

Colorado, United States
Also known as: Ute, West Denver
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Grand Junction, city, seat (1883) of Mesa county, western Colorado, U.S. It lies in the Grand Valley (elevation 4,586 feet [1,398 metres]), at the confluence of the Colorado and Gunnison rivers. The area was settled by ranchers in 1881 after the expulsion of the Ute Indians and was first called Ute and then West Denver. The community was finally named for the junction of the two rivers, Grand being an early name for the Colorado...

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