People

: William Henry Borschell; He moved with his parents to Grand Junction in 1895. He was the custodian of First United Methodist Church in Grand Junction, Colorado, and he was on the board that laid out the Grand Mesa Institute grounds for the Grand Mesa Christian Association. He was also a salesman in the shoe business. With his wife, Edith Jaynes, he purchased an orchard in Fruitridge, and later at 2878 Orchard Avenue in Fruitvale.

: William Henry Cox; He was a dry goods merchant in the general merchandise business. The 1912 Grand Junction City Directory shows that he owned a store called William H. Cox and Company in Mack, Colorado, a business that operated at least until 1927. The 1916 Grand Junction City Directory shows that he owned a store called the Regulator Stores Company on Pabor Avenue in Fruita. In 1922, he owned a store called the Cox and Brewer Merc and Cattle Company. He later became a farmer in the Redlands. He died and is buried in Riverside, California.

: William Henry Salter Penberthy; He was born in Wisconsin to immigrants from England. He moved with his wife and family to Grand Junction, Colorado in 1902. He worked as a carpenter and built many homes in Grand Junction, including the family home at 516 Chipeta Avenue.

: William Howard Taft; President of the United States of America. He visited Grand Junction and the Western Slope in September of 1909 in order to celebrate the opening of the Gunnison-Uncompahgre Tunnel water project. While here, he also attended the Palisade Peach Festival, where he crowned the Peach Queen, Agnes Swisher.

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