Mesa County Oral History Project ➔ Development Of Grand Valley (Parachute)
Oral History -- Audiocassette
Identifier:
44.1977Description
Melvin Branson discusses farm and ranching life in Grand Valley (Parachute), Colorado, and in the surrounding area.Sod House; Battlement Mesa; Grand Valley (parachute); Threshing Machine; Edison Phonograph; Alkali Soil; Parachute Creek; Wilcox Canal; Webster Hill; Telephone; Cattle; O'toole Ranch; Plateau Valley; Kennons Ranch; Porter Creek; Branding; Round-up; Breaking Colts; Cedar Hill, Parachute; Cutting Holes In Ice For Cows; Harve Nelson Tale; Rifle; Wild Horse Races And Shows, Parachute; Working Roads, Plateau Valley; Road From East To West Muddy; Road Building On Mountain Sides; Sawmill, Plateau Valley; Atchison And Number One Reservoirs; Blizzard Conditions; Purdy Creek, Brush Creek; Snow Road; Kansas Mesa; Twin Peaks, Plateau Valley; Baxter Creek Ranger Station, Grd. Mesa; Logging
Content Date:
1900 – 1977Interview Date:
April 27 1977Rights:
copyright Museums of Western ColoradoRelated collection
Mesa County Oral History Project The Mesa County Oral History Project began as a joint project of the Museums of Western Colorado and Mesa County Libraries (MCL) in 1975.What IS Oral History?
An oral history is an audio or video recording of a person speaking about their personal, lived experience of historical events.
Note that in some cases, the same OH numb...