Mesa County Oral History Project ➔ Early Whitewater
Oral History -- Audiocassette
Identifier:
66.1977Description
In this interview with Agnes Wright, early Mesa County resident, she discusses growing up in Grand Junction, Colorado and working with her family at the Colorado Telephone Company.Mahannah Store, General Merchandise; Whitewater; Herron Grocery, Grd. Jct; Colorado Telephone Company, G.W. Peugh Manager; Whitewater Hotel, Swirchboard; Cattle Ranches; Vanadium; Whitewater School, First To Tenth; Will Silzell, Whitewater Old Timer; Charley Silzell Ranch, Unaweep; P.A. Rice, Sawmill; Gunnison River Crossed By Whitewater Bridge, By Ferry; By A Ford; Dr. Plumb; Tb; No Liquor Sold In Whitewater; Lincoln Park Fair; Indians At Fair; Kannah Creek Ares
Content Date:
1900 – 1977Interview Date:
July 6 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...
Related people
Agnes Peugh Wright (narrator)Esther Faussone (interviewer)
Evelyn H. Kyle (interviewer)