Colorado - Rio Blanco County
Rio Blanco County Colorado has 13 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 6 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Battle of Milk River Site, Canon Pintado, Collage Shelter Site, Duck Creek Wickiup Village and Fremont Lookout Fortification Site.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Late Prehistoric - Plains, Fremont Culture and Ute dating back to 0.

Several famous people are associated with these Rio Blanco County historic places including Father Escalante and Reuben S. Ball.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Rio Blanco County places including James L. Brownlee, Civilian Conservation Corps, Patterson,M, J.,Contracting Co. and Unitah Railway Co.. Prominent architectural styles found in Rio Blanco Country are .

Battle of Milk River Site (added 1975 - - #75000536)
Also known as Thornburgh Monument
Address Restricted , Meeker
Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event
Area of Significance:
Military, Native American, Historic - Aboriginal
Cultural Affiliation:
Ute
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Battle Site
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Underwater
Canon Pintado (added 1975 - - #75000538)
Address Restricted , Rangely
Skyerise, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event, Person
Historic Person:
Escalante,Father,et al.
Significant Year:
1776
Area of Significance:
Art, Exploration/Settlement, Prehistoric, Historic - Aboriginal
Cultural Affiliation:
Late Prehistoric - Plains, Fremont Culture, Ute
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Camp
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Underwater
Carrot Men Pictograph Site (added 1975 - - #75000539)
Also known as AR-05-010-98
Address Restricted , Rangely
Recline, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Art, Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Fremont
Period of Significance:
1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Camp
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Underwater
Coal Creek School (added 2014 - - #14000421)
617 Cty. Rd. 6, Meeker
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Collage Shelter Site (added 1980 - - #80000924)
Also known as 5 RB820
Address Restricted , Rangely
Recline, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Fremont
Period of Significance:
1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD
Owner:
Federal, State
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Camp
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Conservation Area
Duck Creek Wickiup Village (added 1975 - - #75000537)
Also known as PB-73-63;AR-05-010-150 BLM;5 RB 53 Univ. of Colorado
Address Restricted , Meeker
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Native American, Architecture, Historic - Aboriginal
Cultural Affiliation:
Ute
Period of Significance:
1900-1750 AD, 1700-1749
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Underwater
Fremont Lookout Fortification Site (added 1974 - - #74000593)
Also known as AR-05-010-99
Address Restricted , Rangely
Recline, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Military, Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Fremont
Period of Significance:
499-0 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Defense, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Camp, Fortification
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Unoccupied Land
Hay's Ranch Bridge (added 1985 - - #85000233)
Also known as State Bridge;Bridge over White River;state survey no.:RB03
Cty. Rd. 127 , Meeker
Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Patterson,M, J.,Contracting Co.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
More Information:
Hotel Meeker (added 1980 - - #80000923)
560 Main St. , Meeker
Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Ball,Reuben S.
Significant Year:
1896, 1904
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Hotel
More Information:
Meeker I.O.O.F. Lodge--Valentine Lodge No. 47 (added 2014 - - #14000060)
400 Main St., Meeker
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Pyramid Guard Station (added 2008 - - #07001354)
Also known as 5RB.2882
Cty. Rd. 8 , Yampa
Laurenemax, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Brownlee, James L., Civilian Conservation Corps
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Conservation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Government Office, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Government
Current Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Camp, Government Office
More Information:
St. James Episcopal Church (added 1978 - - #78000883)
368 4th St. , Meeker
Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
Whiskey Creek Trestle (added 1987 - - #80000925)
W of Rangely , Rangely
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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