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The Museum of the Mountain West in Montrose is the result of a lifetime of collecting artifacts relating to Old West history by Richard E. Fike, a historical archeologist and a specialist in embossed medicine bottles.
As a child, Pike set up museums in his parents’ home, and as an adult he collected everything he could find, including buildings.
The museum is set in a number of accurately built and preserved historical settings, including a church, a saloon, several residences, a dentist’s office, a railroad depot, a school, and a dry goods store.
Visitors are permitted to (gently!) handle the artifacts within the museum, and skilled docents tell the tales of life in the Old West.
68169 E. Miami Road, Montrose, Colorado 81401, Phone: 970-240-3400
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