The Grand View Ranch got started in 1885 when M.F. Vance began a homestead near Akron in Washington County. Vance became well known in the area and served as a State Representative in the Colorado General Assembly between 1905 and 1907. M.F. Vance eventually passed on the farm to his son E.E. Vance who, in turn, sold it to his son, Quentin Vance in 1978. Today, Quentin raises wheat, corn, millet, and beef cattle on the 960 acre ranch.