Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
“Cross Orchards Historic Site is a living history museum located in Grand Junction, Colorado. It is part of the Museums of Western Colorado.”
Wikipedia article Cross Orchards Historic Site, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 33 National Register listings published here for Mesa County · listed in 1980 · category: District.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,095 fires within 5 miles of Cross Land and Fruit Company Orchards and Ranch between 1994 and 2020, burning about 13,317 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 6 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 945 |
| Smoking | 46 |
| Debris and open burning | 30 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Fireworks | 17 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Clifton Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Grand Junction Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 9 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Grand Junction Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 9 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | GRAND JUNCTION |
| 8 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Clifton Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 8 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Grand Junction Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 7 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Grand Junction Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 7 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Grand Junction Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 26 workings within 5 miles of Cross Land and Fruit Company Orchards and Ranch: 14 unknowns, 5 occurrences, 5 producers, 1 prospect. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Uranium. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colo Copper Properties | Copper | Producer | ||
| Lucius Pitkin Inc | Uranium, Vanadium | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Occurrence | ||
| Fireside Enterprises | Limestone, Dimension | Occurrence | ||
| Himes Drilling | Limestone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Amax Uranium | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| C-G-26 | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Unknown | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Unnamed Mine | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Unknown |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Grand Junction, the town this property stands in, in 2 storm reports between 1993 and 1996: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1996 | Lightning | Grand Junction | $4,000 | no account filed |
| September 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grand Junction | - | Thunderstorm winds gusted to 60 mph (52 knots) at the Grand Junction airport. |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Kettle-Jens House | 1.6 miles | 1983 |
 | Clifton Community Center and Church | 1.7 miles | 1982 |
| TBM Avenger Aircraft N53503 | 3.0 miles | 2017 | |
 | North Seventh Street Historic Residential District | 4.5 miles | 1984 |
 | Margery Building | 4.7 miles | 1993 |
 | U.S. Post Office | 4.8 miles | 1980 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 80000912 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Mesa County | All 33 listed properties in this county. |
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