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Resource Number: 5GN3711.1 <br />Temporary Resource Number: <br />Linear Component Form <br />(page 2 of 21 <br />• <br />fll. RESEARCH INFORMATION <br />12. Architect/Engineer: Unknown <br />Source of information/justification: <br />13. Builder: Local farmers and ranchers <br />Source of Information: Wilson Rockwell unpublished manuscript entitled "Delta County: The <br />Formative Years." It is undated but can be found in the Paonia Public Library. <br />14. Date of Construction/Date Range: 1896 to 2001 original construction; Reconstructed in 1939 with <br />Presidential approval. <br />Source of Information: Wilson Rockwell unpublished manuscript entitled "Delta County: The Formative <br />Years." It is undated but can be sound in the Paonia Public Library. <br />15. Historical/Archival Data: See "Source of Information° above. <br />16. Prehistoric Cultural Affiliation: N/A <br />IV. MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS <br />17. Eligibility oT entire resource: <br />Eligible XX Not eligible Need data <br />Is this an official IOAHP) determination? Yes No XX Date <br />Is this a field determination? Yes XX No <br />Remarks/justification: The canal, including this segment, is associated with events that have made a <br />significant contribution specifically to the history of the Gunnison River Valley and generally to the <br />state of Colorado. <br />18. Eligibility of the segment being recorded: <br />1f /' <br />u <br />Contributing XX Non-contributing Not applicable <br />Remarks/justification: This segment of the Fire Mountain Canal contributes to an NRHP eligible canal <br />system which has yet to be officially determined eligible. The canal and this contributing segment <br />should be considered eligible under Criterion A. The Fire Mountain Canal System played a significant <br />role in the agricultural development of the Gunnison River Valley and in regional and state history. <br />19. Recorderfsl: Thomas J. Lennon/WCRM 20. Datels-: 7/9/2001 <br />Colorado Historical Society <br />Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation <br />1300 Broadway, Denver, CO 80203 <br />303-886-3395 <br /> <br />