At the west entrance to Rocky Ford, there is an information kiosk. These are images of the information in the kiosk. Sweet Melon Capital of the World Information about the Grand Theater, the Meloneers and the library George Swink started Watermelon Day and established Crystal Sugar The same views are available to download as PDFs. The files are large, but can be read and expanded more easily in PDF format. A big thank you to Sally Cope and the Rocky Ford Chamber of Commerce f

Description The Adobe Stables consist of four long, rectangular stable blocks that face each other across a large open space used for...

In the late 1800s, Watermelon Day was held in Rocky Ford by George Washington Swink when he harvested his first field of Historic Rocky Ford Watermelon and chose to share with the people in the area. People came from all around by train and by horse and buggy to join in the celebration.