Whitewater, Colorado
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Whitewater is an unincorporated community in Mesa County, Colorado, United States, just south of Grand Junction. The Whitewater Post Office has the ZIP Code 81527.{{cite web | date = January 3, 2007 | url = http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown.jsp | title = ZIP Code Lookup| format = JavaScript/HTML | publisher = United States Postal Service | accessdate = January 3, 2007}} It is located on the banks of the Gunnison River near the confluences with Whitewater Creek and Kannah Creek to the south.
Historic places
Near Whitewater are the following historic places:
- Bloomfield Site is a prehistoric archaeological site from 8999 BC - AD 1799, starting with the Archaic culture. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
- Land’s End Aboriginal Site, an archaeological site from the Archaic prehistoric period, is listed on the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties.[http://oahp.historycolorado.org/programareas/register/1503/cty/me.htm#white National & State Registers.] Colorado Historical Society, Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 10-8-2011.
- Land's End Observatory is a historic ranger observatory, off of the Grand Mesa Scenic and Historic Byway, with a panoramic view of western Colorado and eastern Utah. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
[http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/co/Mesa/state.html National Register of Historic Places in Mesa County, Colorado] American Dreams, Inc. Retrieved 2011-10-6.
See also
References
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Mesa County, Colorado