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  Gunnison Valley Hospital
We are a 24-bed, short term, acute care hospital owned and operated by the County of Gunnison in Colorado.
Gunnison Valley Hospital provides high quality, affordable and accessible health care in a continuum of care from gestation to geriatrics.
We are a pround member of the Gunnison Valley Health System which includes the Gunnison Living Community for aging residents.
www.gvh-colorado.org   (136 words)

  
  Gunnison, Colorado - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gunnison is a city located in Gunnison County, Colorado.
The Gunnison County Airport serves the valley and nearby Crested Butte, Colorado with both commercial airline and general aviation flights.
Gunnison is located at the bottom of several valleys.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gunnison,_Colorado   (454 words)

  
 Gunnison Massacre
Gunnison wrote that the Mormons were excessively zealous for their own sense of divine mission, which they said was to restore the "true" form and content of Christianity and to reform the world in preparation for the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.
Gunnison's men were observed by the band of thirty Pahvant Indians who had threatened to "kill all Fillmore." They had not been contacted by Dimick Huntington and were still seeking vengeance for death of their leader.
Gunnison and Judge Drummond, among others, were neglected due to the more compelling need to deal with Brigham Young' s resistance to the army and then with the horrible Massacre at Mountain Meadow.
www.millardcounty.com /massacre.html   (2924 words)

  
 Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park - John W. Gunnison   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Gunnison's first survey west of the Mississippi was as a member of the Captain Stansbury Utah Territory expedition of 1849.
Gunnison, recently promoted to Captain, was selected to lead the search for a pacific railroad between the 38th and 39th parallels along the current Kansas-Nebraska border.
Gunnison was overconfident of his friendship with the Native Americans and his ability to negotiate with them.
www.nps.gov /blca/webvc/johng.htm   (524 words)

  
 COGenWeb Project - Gunnison County, Colorado
Gunnison became the County Seat and the courthouse was finished in 1880.
Summers are pleasant, but Gunnison County is noted as being one of the coldest areas of Colorado in the winter (-20 degrees is common).
Gunnison County population was 11, 931 in July 1995.
www.rootsweb.com /~cogunnis   (691 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Gunnison, United States (U.S. Physical Geography) - Encyclopedia
Gunnison, river, 180 mi (290 km) long, rising in W central Colo. and flowing SW, W, and NW to the Colorado River at Grand Junction.
It flows through magnificent canyons, notably the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, a national park.
Gunnison Tunnel, c.5 mi (8 km) long, was built between 1905 and 1909 to divert the river's water to the Uncompahgre Valley for irrigation.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/G/Gunnison.html   (176 words)

  
 Gunnison Valley Hospital   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Gunnison Valley Hospital (GVH) is a 24-bed, short term, acute care hospital owned and operated by the County of Gunnison.
Gunnison Valley Hospital is a registered provider with the Colorado Department of Health Policy and Financing for participation in the state Medicaid program as well as certified by the Federal Department of Health and Human Services for participation in the Medicare program.
Gunnison Valley Hospital is a Level IV Trauma Center and local physicians staff the ER 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
www.gvh-colorado.org /home.html   (619 words)

  
 Wildernet - Gunnison Area   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Western State College is located in Gunnison and is one of the largest employers in the area.
Gunnison gets its fair share of sunny warm days, but the cold air that settles in the valley on winter nights makes Western State students dread their 8 a.m.
The town is situated north of the junction of the Gunnison River and Tomichi Creek.
www.wildernet.com /pages/area.cfm?areaID=COGUNNI&CU_ID=1   (729 words)

  
 Gunnison River Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The Gunnison River is a tributary of the Colorado River, approximately 180 mi (290 km) long, in the U.S. state of Colorado.
It rises in west central Colorado, in eastern Gunnison County, formed by the confluence of Taylor and Slate rivers in the Almont, Crystal, Blue Mesa, and Morrow Point reservoirs in Curecanti National Recreation Area.
It flows southwest, west, and northwest through Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, past the town of Delta, where it is joined by the North Fork of the Gunnison River and joins the Colorado at Grand Junction.
www.localcolors.com /encyclopedia/Gunnison_River   (336 words)

  
 Gunnison, Colorado-Cabins, Lodging, Camping
The Gunnison River Territory stretches from one spectacular nature scape to another with plunging canyon walls, emerald lakes, imposing peaks and wildflower meadows.
The Alpine Tunnel is 30 miles east of Gunnison and northeast of Ohio City and Sargents.
The Sawatch Range, a narrow strip of the Continental Divide, is in the backdrop to Taylor Park Reservoir, between Buena Vista and Gunnison.
www.coloradodirectory.com /gunnison   (1106 words)

  
 Gunnison - Gunnison Utah Guide
Religious, civic, and educational facilities were built as the city expanded, including several impressive Mormon and Presbyterian structures in the mid-1880s, a dance hall in 1896, and a new city hall and rock school in 1899.
By 1921 Gunnison and the surrounding environs had grown sufficiently to build a separate high school, a one-story brick facility erected on the east side of Main Street between the south of town and nearby Centerfield.
Many of Gunnison's historic sites and buildings are gone now, but several important ones remain, including the 1899 city hall, 1909 Gunnison Valley Bank (with a compatible addition), the 1921-23 high school, Hermansen's Roller Mills, the rare Beaux-Arts style Star Theatre, and many impressive residences.
www.utahtravelcenter.com /cities/gunnison/history2.htm   (446 words)

  
 Gunnison Valley Hospital - Positions Open At GVH   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
REGISTERED NURSES: Gunnison Valley Hospital (GVH) is located in a small community in the Rocky Mountains surrounded by an abundance of outdoor recreation.
Gunnison Valley Hospital, a progressive critical access acute care hospital, is seeking an individual to fill a full time position for a Certified Occupational Assistant.
Gunnison Valley Hospital, a progressive 24 bed critical access acute care hospital, is seeking an individual with exceptional leadership abilities to oversee our Surgical Services Department.
www.gvh-colorado.org /careers.cfm?page=1   (897 words)

  
 Utah History Encyclopedia
The establishment of Gunnison in 1862 resulted from the resettlement and merging of two earlier communities, each built up in 1859 along the lower Sanpitch River in upper Gunnison Valley.
During a return visit in 1862, Young saw the limitations of the swampy area, which was termed "too muddy for a hog's wallow"; he advised the people to move up to the bench area, where a new town was built.
The town was named in honor of government explorer Captain John Gunnison, who was killed with six of his men by Indians while in the Sevier Valley area in 1853.
www.media.utah.edu /UHE/g/GUNNISON.html   (844 words)

  
 Gunnison Colorado Chamber of Commerce - Winter & Spring Activities
Abundant snow gives the Gunnison River Territory an unusually long nordic season, often extending through May. Yet, for all the snow, the winter brings generally sunny, sparkling days ideal for cross-country excursions.
Gunnison and Crested Butte's ice skating rinks and warming houses serve as community centers for all ages, from novice skaters to hockey fanatics.
Gunnison has two public skating rinks plus a hockey rink, where it hosts several hockey competitions.
www.gunnisonchamber.com /main/things/wintacts.htm   (641 words)

  
 CentralPets.com - Prairie Dog - Gunnison's Page (Printer Friendly Version)
The Gunnison's Prairie Dog, one of the White Tailed Species of Prairie Dog, is commonly seen playing and foraging for food in the areas in which it lives.
The Gunnison's Prairie Dog lives in colonies like most prairie dogs, but Gunnison's Prairie Dog colonies are generally smaller, comprised of only 50 to 100 individuals.
The Gunnison's Prairie Dog is native to the United States and is common in the four corners region (Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona).
centralpets.com /php/PrintFriendly.php?AnimalNumber=4282   (490 words)

  
 Curecanti National Recreation Area - Gunnison Sage-Grouse   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The Gunnison Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus minimus) is a newly named species native to the Gunnison Basin and surrounding areas, recognized by the American Ornithological Union in 2000.
The Gunnison Sage-Grouse is about 2/3 the size of the Northern Sage-Grouse, has a different coloration and a distinct mating ritual.
In 1995, the Gunnison Sage-Grouse Working Group was formed to develop a conservation plan to encourage and assist survival efforts for the sage grouse.
www.nps.gov /cure/webvc/sagegrouse.htm   (546 words)

  
 GORP - Gunnison National Forest - Colorado
At the forest's southern border, the Gunnison River continues to rip an abysmal chasm into fl schist and gneiss, exposing the earth's geologic viscera in the spectacular Black Canyon of the Gunnison.
Elsewhere in central Colorado's Gunnison, it is height rather than depth that impresses: the craggy summits of Colorado's famed Rockies scrape an azure sky as magnificent stands of blue spruce, Douglas fir, and Engleman spruce hug the lower slopes.
Gunnison's airport allows a soft landing at the southern edge of the forest.
gorp.away.com /gorp/resource/us_national_forest/co_gunni.htm   (393 words)

  
 Colorado Guide - Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
Though the 6 mile drive that leads to the south rim of Black Canyon is unassuming, one quick glimpse over the edge of this magnificent, precipitous gorge will give anyone a tremendous appreciation for why the area was set aside as a national monument.
The Gunnison River began carving through the Precambrian stone millions of years ago, slowly etching out its path through the layers of rock and volcanic debris.
The Ute Indians referred to the area as "Tomichi," which means "land of high cliffs and plentiful water." The Indians lived on the areas near the canyon rim and used smaller cliffs in the area to capture the plentiful buffalo and deer which once roamed here.
www.coloradoguide.com /nparks/blca/index.cfm   (817 words)

  
 Gunnison on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Tall, dark, and handsome.(Black Canyon of the Gunnison national park in Colorado)
Kerr-McGee's Gunnison Development to Become Newest Deepwater Hub in the Gulf Of Mexico.
Harry Gunnison Brown's advocacy: the case he made for land value taxation 1917-1975.(Special Issue; Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Death of Henry George)
www.encyclopedia.com /html/G/Gunnison.asp   (458 words)

  
 Gunnison Sage-Grouse
The American Ornithological Union recognized the Gunnison Grouse as a newly named species in 2000 after a review of the scientific data by the AOU Nomenclature Committee which consists of the leading taxonmic specialists in North and Central America.
The traits that distinguish the Gunnison Grouse include the following: they are about 2/3 the size of the Sage Grouse (Hupp and Braun 1991), have differences in their plumage, and produce different mating vocalizations.
The local Gunnison Basin Sage-grouse conservation plan published in 1997 can be obtained from the Gunnison Resource Area Office of the Bureau of Land Management.
www.western.edu /bio/young/gunnsg/gunnsg.htm   (2871 words)

  
 Gunnison, Sanpete County, Utah   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Gunnison was settled in the spring of 1859 by a group led by Bishop Jacob Hutchinson and named for Captain John W. Gunnison, second in command of the Stansbury transcontinental railroad survey.
Gunnison has an RV camp, motels and restaurants.
It is close to fishing and hunting on the nearby Wasatch Plateau in the Skyline Drive area.
www.sanpetecounty.org /cities/gunnison.html   (174 words)

  
 Sanpete Messenger   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
GUNNISON—After four years of tense negotiations between Gunnison City and the Central Utah Correctional Facility, a new glitch may stalemate a sewer project designed to upsize the city’s sewer system so it is able to handle loads from the prison.
GUNNISON—At the Gunnison City council’s regular meeting last Wednesday, the council announced that a proposed expansion to the city’s sewer system has stalled due to financial concerns, and high bids from contractors, and will be tabled until those issues can be resolved.
GUNNISON—Residents of Gunnison have been asked to decrease their use of pressurized irrigation water to once a week and continue to water only from 6 p.m-10 a.m.
sanpetemessenger.com /gunnisonnews.html   (362 words)

  
 Gunnison Colorado Chamber of Commerce - What's New   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Some of the great events in Gunnison include the 102nd Anniversary of the Cattlemen's Days Celebration and Rodeo, 16th Annual Festival of Country Arts, and 15th Annual Gunnison Car Show.
The Gunnison Country Times is Gunnison's home-owned and operated newspaper.
If you have any questions about any of the upcoming events in the Gunnison area, please drop us a note and we will be happy to get back to you with the information you need.
www.gunnison-co.com /main/whatsnew.htm   (211 words)

  
 Gunnison, Colorado Chamber of Commerce - Vacation guide: hiking, camping, skiing
Welcome to Gunnison, Colorado, home of unspoiled hiking and biking trails, camping areas and natural wilderness.
Escape the ordinary Colorado vacation spots for the peaceful and friendly hospitality of Gunnison County.
Surrounded by mountains, forests, rivers and lakes, Gunnison, Colorado is a convenient home base for your favorite summer and winter activities.
www.gunnison-co.com   (253 words)

  
 Gunnison River Trout, by Bill Fowler
Below Blue Mesa Reservoir the Gunnison is restrained in a long series of impoundments, then set free near the boundary of Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park.
The Gunnison Gorge from the boundary of the National Park to the confluence with the Smith Fork was recently designated as one of the few BLM wilderness areas.
The Gunnison Gorge was hit hard by whirling disease in the 1990s, but brown trout are filling in the gaps and the Colorado Division of Wildlife is stocking rainbow fingerlings in the river to maintain the fishery.
flyfisherman.com /rmwest/bfgunnison/index3.html   (968 words)

  
 People of Gunnison   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
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www.visitgunnison.com /people.cfm?page=1   (184 words)

  
 JMF's Nudist/Naturist Pages -- Gunnison Beach, Sandy Hook, NJ   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Gunnison Beach, Sandy Hook, NJ Gunnison Beach is one of several beaches that are part of the Gateway National Recreation Area in northern New Jersey, located on Sandy Hook, a six-mile-long peninsula across from the entrance to New York Harbor.
Gunnison Beach, overlooked by the historic Sandy Hook Lighthouse, has dramatic views of lower Manhattan and the Verrazano Narrows Bridge.
Nearly two miles of Gunnison Beach is legally recognized as clothing-optional, with official signs and full lifeguard and police protection; it is the largest clothing-optional beach on the Atlantic coast of the US, and draws more than 5,000 visitors per day on most sunny summer weekends.
vassun.vassar.edu /~fitzwill/naturist/gunn0.shtml   (519 words)

  
 V-Day: V-Day Gunnison
As part of the 2005 V-Day Worldwide Campaign, Gunnison is proud to present a benefit production of The Vagina Monologues to raise awareness and funds for local organizations working to end violence against women and girls.
Tickets can be purchased in February at the Gunnison Arts Center, for info.
Gunnison Open Artist Exhibition themed- Peace/Violence, Love/Hate will be on exhibition until February 23.
events.vday.org /2005/World/Gunnison   (123 words)

  
 Gunnison County Gunnison, Colorado (Counties)
The county seat of Gunnison County, Colorado, is Gunnison.
The county population on July 1, 1999, was 12,576, an increase of 2,303 over the 1990 census.
Marble is located in Gunnison County, and lays claim to the largest single piece of marble ever...
www.ohwy.com /co/y/y08051.htm   (173 words)

  
 Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests - Welcome!
Arapaho NF Bighorn NF Black Hills NF Buffalo Gap NG Cimarron NG Comanche NG Fort Pierre NG Grand Mesa NF Gunnison NF Medicine Bow NF Nebraska NF Oglala NG Pawnee NG Pike NF Rio Grande NF Rocky Mt. Research
The Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests are a combination of separate National Forests located on the western slope of the Colorado Rockies.
These three combined Forests cover 3,161,912 acres of public land in the central and southern Rocky Mountains, an area that lies south of the Colorado River and west of the Continental Divide with some of the most spectacular scenery in the Rockies.
www.fs.fed.us /r2/gmug   (236 words)

  
 Colorado State Forest Service-Gunnison District
This is a three dimensional map of the upper Gunnison Basin.
The town of Gunnison, located in the lower left is at an elevation of 7,703 feet.
The Gunnison District is one of 24 CSFS offices located throughout Colorado.
lamar.colostate.edu /~bayers   (287 words)

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