• Curecanti National Recreation Area

    Curecanti

    National Recreation Area Colorado

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Gunnison Tunnel Opening
The official opening of the Gunnison Tunnel by President Taft at the West Portal, 1909.
PHOTOGRAPHER: Almeron Newman, Library of Congress
  • Railroad Through Black Canyon Railroad Through Black Canyon

    Explore the history of the narrow gauge through the upper Black Canyon. Read More

Did You Know?

Morrow Point Dam

Morrow Point Dam, found within the silent walls of the Black Canyon, was the first thin-arch, double curvature concrete dam built in the United States (completed in 1968).