National and State Register

Harlow Gravesite

Mesa County

The 1891 grave site is the only surviving property associated with "Judge" John Petal Harlow, an early settler of the Grand Valley area. 

A black and white view of the tombstone with layered blocks topped by a small pyramid.

Harlow Gravesite (1995 photograph.)

Harlow planted the first peach trees in the area and was instrumental in developing irrigation practices that would impact the development of the Western Slope.