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Rifle is a regional center of the cattle ranching industry located along Interstate 70 and the Colorado River just east of the Roan Plateau, which dominates the western skyline of the town. The town was founded in 1882 by Abram Maxfield, and was incorporated in 1905 along Rifle Creek, near its mouth on the Colorado. The community takes its name ...
Today, the Rifle area continues its ranching tradition as well as oil and gas exploration and extraction which began in the early 1900s. Did you know Rifle was one of the first towns in Colorado to have electric lights powered by a hydroelectric plant at Rifle Falls?
The gun was never found, but the name stuck. Founded in 1882, Rifle attracted a steady flow of settlers seeking good land and convenient railroad access; tourism emerged as a third staple after President Theodore Roosevelt's well-publicized 1905 Garfield County bear hunt.
Rifle has a history similar to many Colorado towns: it started as a hub on the railroad line, specialized in something, and continued to grow until it was officially established. The main industry was (and still continues to be) cattle ranching.
represent the Rifle economy of 1949. They show the vanadium mill east of Rifle on Rtes 6 and 24, th esug arb i ndy, p c l industry, and fishing and hunting. Rifle Creek Museum A dream of school teacher Emolyn Kangston, the museum was started by the Rifle Creek Home-makers' Club in teh Austin School House, a building now part of the Silt ...
Hours: Tuesday-Friday 10am-4pm, Saturday 11am-3pm. Website: rifleheritagecenter.com. The Rifle Heritage Center & Museum is housed in the former Rifle City Hall in downtown Rifle, CO. Each of the old rooms and offices is decorated with a different theme based on Rifle's history.
The town was founded in 1882 by Abram Maxfield, and was incorporated in 1905 along Rifle Creek, near its mouth on the Colorado. The community takes its name from the creek. Rifle is a home rule municipality in and the most populous community of Garfield County, Colorado, United States.
