Local Lore - Lakeside

“There is a quaint, yet quiet community huddled within the northern part of Grand Junction, resting on the ridges between Twelfth Street and Horizon Drive. The name of this wonderful community is Lakeside. This beautiful neighborhood was the dream of William Thomas Carpenter, the founder of the Little Book Cliff Railroad, and the man that made the Book Cliff Mine a success.

Carpenter had hoped to make Poland Springs, the resort he built just below the Book Cliff Mine, the most popular hot spot in the valley. Consequently, due to the Great Silver Crash of 1893, all of the mining industry of Colorado was affected in 1894. Many mining camps were forced to close
or slowed down immensely. The Poland Springs hardly supplied enough water for a lush lake and parkland, as Carpenter had desired. Thus, his plans shifted toward the Grand Junction area…”

Read the rest of Lakeside Local Lore from the July Beacon Magazine.  Thanks Beacon!