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6 unusual facts about Garfield County


Garfield County, Montana

In the 2008 presidential election, Senator John McCain received 82.3% with Senator Barack Obama receiving 15.1%.

Hanging Lake Tunnel

The Hanging Lake Tunnel is a dual bore highway tunnel carrying Interstate 70 (I-70) and U.S. Highway 6 (US 6) through the southern wall of Glenwood Canyon, just east of exit #125 in Garfield County, Colorado, USA.

New Castle, Colorado

The Town of New Castle is a Home Rule Municipality in Garfield County, Colorado, United States.

Parachute, Colorado

The Town of Parachute is a Statutory Town in Garfield County, Colorado, United States.

Silt, Colorado

Silt is a Statutory Town in Garfield County, Colorado, United States.

Tom Copeland

Copeland was elected to the Washington House of Representatives in 1957, for District 11, which encompassed the counties of Asotin, Columbia, Garfield and parts of Walla Walla.


Cat Creek Oil Field

The Cat Creek Oil Field is located near the community of Cat Creek in Petroleum and Garfield counties in the U.S. state of Montana.

Coal Ridge High School

Coal Ridge High School is a public secondary school in New Castle, Garfield County, Colorado serving New Castle, Silt, and Rifle.

Walter James Fitzgerald

Fitzgerald was born at Peola, in Garfield County, Washington, to Patrick Sarsfield and Johanna Frances (née Kirk) Fitzgerald.


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Pomeroy, Washington

The town has been the seat of Garfield County ever since 1882, despite fierce competition in the 1880s with neighboring towns Pataha and Asotin.