In 1890 the D&RG built a station around which sprouted Clifton (1900, 4,710 feet), a fruit-growing town. In recent decades Clifton has become Grand Junction's fastestgrowing suburb as orchards were bulldozed for the Coronado Shopping Mall and residential subdivisions.
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