Granby, Colorado
Granby is a statutory town. It is the most populous municipality in Grand County, Colorado, United States. Granby is situated along U.S. Highway 40 in the Middle Park basin, and it is about 85 miles northwest of Denver and 14 miles southwest of Rocky Mountain National Park. As of the 2010 census the town had a population of 1,864.The town was founded in 1904 along the route of the Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway and was incorporated one... Show more year later. It was named after Granby Hillyer, a Denver lawyer who later served as the United States Attorney for that city's district. The town is best known in modern times for Marvin Heemeyer's rampage and subsequent suicide in a custom built bulldozer, dubbed the "Killdozer", during which he caused $7 million in property damage, following a dispute with local officials. Marvin instantly became a folkhero to many, a modern day version of the...