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One of many Congregational Churches that were established on the Western Slope in the late Nineteenth and early Twentieth centuries. According to local historian David Sundal, the church folded, at least for a time, during the Great Depression because of a lack of congregants. As of 1980, at least, it had been renamed the Fruita Pentecostal Church.
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Built in 1908 on the main street of Fruita (Aspen), is a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference of the United Methodist Church and supports various organizations including: Little Sprouts Preschool, Grand Mesa Christian Camps, Heifer Project International, Agape Food Basket, Boy Scout Troop 323 and Girl Scout Troop 24.
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Built in 1904, located on Maple Street and Pabor Avenue (Fruita by Denise and Steve Hight, 83).
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Originally known as St. Malachy, which was the first Catholic Church in the Fruita community. Built in 1890 on land that was donated by the Kiefer brothers Val, Ben, and Frank. In 1919 a new site was purchased. Two years later, after construction was finished, the church was renamed Sacred Heart. By 2008, a third location was purchased with a brand-new church built on top of that.
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A women’s club from Fruita, Colorado. At one time, the club was believed to have more than 50 active members. According to oral history interviewee Armand de Lavillette de Beque, the club was very active in drama and agricultural events. The club would put on plays in the Majestic Theater in Fruita. The club put on many plays from 1929-1932, with fundraising from the events going towards projects focused on bettering the community. Members included...
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This school district formed at the consolidation of the Rhone, Star, Longfellow, Hunter, Loma, and Fruita districts in 1904. It was eventually absorbed into Mesa County School District 51.
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The Grand Junction and Grand River Valley Railway Company provided the Interurban streetcar route from Fruita to Grand Junction, Colorado. It was run by the Public Service Company. The line in Grand Junction ran from 3rd and Main Streets, where there was a platform behind the Public Service Company building, down Main Street to 2nd Street, down 2nd Street to South Avenue, on South Avenue to 12th Street, on 12th to North Avenue, and then on North...
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The Light and Power Company provided electricity to the Grand Valley in the early Twentieth Century. It also owned and operated the Grand Junction and Grand River Valley Railway Company, which ran the Interurban line between Fruita and Grand Junction, Colorado. The Light and Power Company was later purchased by the Public Service Company of Colorado. The Public Service Company was in turn a founding partner of Xcel Energy.
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A sugar company begun in Holly, Colorado in 1905. It processed sugar beets in order to extract sugar, and operated a sugar beet processing unit in Grand Junction, Colorado, which it took over from the Western Sugar and Land Company in 1916. They eventually moved their processing operations to Delta, in 1933.
During the 1960's the company employed many Navajo people as migrant workers, and would send buses to Arizona for their transportation to...
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Early Grand Junction social organization that was based primarily in Fruita.
