Parachute a.k.a. Grand Valley

Map showing the name Grand Valley

Town of Parachute looking south toward Battlement Mesa circa 1905. From the Rifle Heritage Center's Garrison Glass Plate Collection

The Garfield County State Bank in Grand Valley.
The first and only bank in Grand Valley was erected around 1908 or 1910 and was organized by the following enterprising men:
F.W. Poppell, M.H. Streit, Mr. Ellion, Ed. T. Taylor, James Brennan, Mr. Scoggins, C.A. Swanson, John D. Evans, Ray Havemeyer, James Wheeler, Jim Wallace, Harry and Alex Aplin of Grand Valley and Mr. Clarkson of Rifle.
In the 1920's Mr. A.T. Cooley purchased the bank and stock and Mr. Judd Sipprelle continued as cashier, until 1937 when economic conditions did not warrant continuing.
During the oil shale boom it became a Saloon, and then later, a restaurant.
Today the building still stands and is a real estate office.
Text and photos found in the book Lest We Forget and the Grand Valley Historical Society archives.

 

 

Boots Bumgardner writes:

I don’t know what year this was. I think James Wheeler is the older man standing behind the wheel. I also think the man with the big tummy was the blacksmith “Pop” Harry Hoag in Parachute CO. And yes, I remember him.

 

 

The Grand Valley Drugstore was at the corner of 1st Street and Parachute Avenue in downtown Grand Valley/Parachute, Co. owned by Mr. and Mrs Coulter who were wonderful people

1894

1911

1916

1924

1929

Norman "Bud" Herwick Winter of 1928/1929

1924

 

Mount Callahan

The Parachute Store Doll Bros & Smith

Union Trading Company

Grand Valley Train Depot

Hotel and Saloon

Grand Valley Pioneers

Parachute CO

1950

Willcox Canal Co. Irrigation Office

Hotel and Drugstore

Country Club Hotel

Horney Point Near Grand Valley

Grand Valley Merc Co

Main Street Grand Valley CO

Flag day- Sim Stowell, Ole Sandstrom and Si Herwick

 

 

 

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