Granby to nederland
The area around Granby was developed in the late 1800s and today remains true to the Spirit of the West It once was the Utes summer hunting ground and was shared by fur trappers and mountain men in the winters Later prospectors came to Lulu City and mined for gold while loggers and homesteaders built schools and churches forming the towns of Monarch Selak and Coulter In 1905 the Moffat Railroad created a new town putting Granby on the map Dependable railroad access allowed ranches and businesses to thrive The Victory Highway offered motorcars a route through the Arapaho National Forest and Rocky Mountain National Park bringing tourism to dude ranches where guests wanted to be cowboys After World War II the completion of the massive Colorado Big Thompson Water Project changed the landscape when Lake Granby buried ranches and the Lindbergh airstrip Soon locals discovered white gold when skiing and winter sports expanded the four season mountain resort community Around Granby Images of America Colorado
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