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New sign provides information on old monument

New sign provides information on old monument
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Your Town: May 23, 2021


I have a fascination for cairns, a series of stacked rocks that are often found on hiking and biking trails or along the edge of a river.
There’s mystery in cairns: Who built it? When? How did they get it to balance so precariously?
Rocks in general fascinate me. The shinier the better. Oddly shaped and shiny — now that’s a winner. I like to arrange and glue little rocks in my fairy garden scenes or just watch them shimmer in the sun. I have a box of rocks that need to get glued somewhere. Yes, I realize I need to get out more often. I’m trying. ....

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Help sought for obelisk that celebrated pioneers and new highway


In the summer of 1931, the year that the Pioneer Monument was dedicated near the mouth of Plateau Canyon, another event occurred there that was equally worthy of public notice.
The highway along the Colorado River was extended east from Plateau Canyon all the way to De Beque. Prior to that, motorists had to follow the Plateau Canyon road upstream to the De Beque Cutoff, then follow that northeastward to De Beque.
The new section of what was then called Colorado River Highway shaved eight miles off the journey between Plateau Canyon and De Beque and added a new, scenic section of roadway. ....

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