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Unincorporated community in Rio Blanco County, Colorado, United States Unincorporated community in Colorado, United States
White River City
Unincorporated community
White River City, June 2021Ambrose Oldman, hailing from Gloucester, England, built his first store in the spring of 1888 in White River City on Piceance Creek.
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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 code81641
Area code970

White River City is an unincorporated community along the White River and Piceance Creek in Rio Blanco County, Colorado, United States.

History

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. There was a schoolhouse in 1902.

See also

References

  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.

External links

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Municipalities and communities of Rio Blanco County, Colorado, United States
County seat: Meeker
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