Mesa County Oral History Project ➔ Fruit Grower And Cattle Man
Oral History -- Audiocassette
Identifier:
50.1977Description
Joseph John Egger discusses his family’s history in Mesa County, and Mesa County agriculture in the late Nineteenth and early Twentieth centuries.Joseph Egger; Aspen; Farming; Grand Junction; Railroad; Livestock; Fruita; Peaches Were Sold To Mines; Apples; Grand Valley Ditch; Colorado River; Oldhams Bottoms; Fruitvale; Alfalfa; Depression; Cattle Ranch; Palisade; Taylor Grazing Act; Sheep Vs. Cattle; Dave Knight; Bookcliffs; Cameo; Coal Canyon In The Bookcliffs; Cotton Creek, Grand Mesa; Palisade Ferry; I-70; Palisade Coal Company; Fire In The Bookcliffe Mine At Carpenter; Swinging Bridge; Tunnel Station Was Between Cameo And Debeque; Palisade Water Shed; Mr. Stuart, Land Broker; Cameo Mine; Utes; Peach Week; Chief Mccook Of The Utes
Content Date:
1900 – 1977Interview Date:
May 24 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...