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Rifle, Colorado company history timeline

1889

With the arrival of the railroad in 1889, Rifle prospered as a booming cattle town necessitating the building of stockyards at the railyard.

1900

In 1900 Fred Munro opened the first Munro Mercantile store in Rifle, CO. Over the next 35 years, Fred and his son, JR, expanded Munro Mercantile to five locations throughout Western Colorado.

1929

After surviving the Great Depression and the stock market crash of 1929, Fred continued to operate Munro Mercantile.

1936

DG Son, to open S & M Supply, a mining supply house, in 1936.

1965

Jack and his son, Allen, opened Munro Supply in 1965.

2002

Theodore Roosevelt set the state record for the largest mountain lion killed in Colorado while on a hunting trip near Rifle, more than 100 years ago. (The record held until 2002.)

2011

Rifle ranked 28th in Outdoor Life Magazine: Top 200 Towns for Sportsmen, 2011.

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