White River City, Colorado

White River City is an Unincorporated community along the White River and Piceance Creek in Rio Blanco County, Colorado, United States.[1][2]

White River City
White River City, June 2021
Ambrose Oldman, hailing from Gloucester, England, built his first store in the spring of 1888 in White River City on Piceance Creek.
White River City is located in Colorado
White River City
White River City
Location of White River City
White River City is located in the United States
White River City
White River City
White River City (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°5′26.9″N 108°13′27.31″W / 40.090806°N 108.2242528°W / 40.090806; -108.2242528
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyRio Blanco
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MST)
ZIP code
81641
Area code970

History

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Ambrose Oldman, hailing from Gloucester, England, built his first store in the spring of 1888 in White River City on Piceance Creek

The settlement was formerly incorporated in 1888 by brothers Reuben and Ambrose Oldman, in hope that a railroad would come through the area along White River. Ambrose was involved in oil speculation in the area and ran a store on Piceance Creek until 1895, when he moved to Meeker.[3][4] There was a schoolhouse in 1902.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: White River City
  2. ^ Rue, Eugene Clyde La (1916). Colorado River and Its Utilization. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 26.
  3. ^ Habitat in the Past: Historical Perspectives of Riparian Zones on the White River. Bureau of Land Management, Colorado State Office. 1988. p. 9.
  4. ^ Bowen, Kristin (2014). Meeker. Arcadia Publishing. p. 18. ISBN 978-1-4671-3202-2.
  5. ^ "Buford School / White River Community Building" (PDF). Colorado Historical Society. July 31, 2005. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
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