People

: George Hawxhurst; Early pioneer in the Plateau Valley area. Postmaster. According to researcher David Sundal, he may have built the first cabin in Mesa County, Colorado after the Ute removal, a log structure near Collbran in 1881 (the Grand Junction News, in its April 4, 1883 edition, describes Civallus A. Brett as builder of the first cabin). He was from upstate New York. He left Gunnison with the Hotchkiss party in 1881 and settled in Plateau Valley.

: George Howard; He was a rustler who stole cattle from ranchers in Eastern Utah, and hid them in the Unaweep Canyon and Gateway area of Mesa County before selling the cattle to other areas of Colorado. Prior to this, he had been a prospector and miner in the Pacific Northwest and Colorado.

: George Hulbert; A surveyor who worked for the General Land Office under the supervision of Charles "Frank" Merrill. His father discovered the Camp Bird Mine, near Ouray, Colorado, and his mother was a court judge in Ouray. He was raised in Fruita, Colorado.

: George K. Hartenstein; In 1878, George Hartenstein practiced law in Leadville and the later, Buena Vista, Colorado.

: George Knowles; He grew up in a house built by his father in Horsethief Canyon in 1896. He was employed as part of the construction crew working on the road to Plateau Valley in the early Twentieth century.

: George Koenig; George William Koenig, Jr. was born July 13, 1919 and died June 8, 2007. He was involved in many organizations including the Masonic Lodge, Al Kaly Shrine Club, South Arkansas Fire Protection District, Salida Hospital board, Colorado State Highway Commission, Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion, Salida Rotary Club, Chamber of Commerce and the Elks.

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