M O N T R O S E , C O L O R A D
O
A GROWING COMMUNITY
Story
by Carol McDermott
Photography by James
Burke and
Roger Young, for SJPG
Story
and Photography, Copyright San Juan Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved
[Montrose,
Colorado.]
LOCATED IN THE
HEART of Western Colorado, in the
Uncompahgre, the valley of incomparable beauty and unpronounceable
name, Montrose continues to serve residents and
visitors as a center for products, services, employment, and
recreation, much as it did 125 years ago. The hayfields of the
last century are now home sites, and the river floodplain sports
fishing piers, soccer fields, picnic pavilions, and bike paths.
Manufacturing and medical industries share space with agriculture and education. Montrose
is the 18th fastest growing micropolitan area in the country, according
to the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Photos, © James
Burke for SJPG
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