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Piceance originates from the Ute Indians. It means "land of tall grass." The Ute Indians were the original inhabitants of that area until the Meeker Massacre in September of 1879, after which they were forced on to the reservation.
Source, page one of the book Land of Tall Grass by Gracie Petrakian.
"I am known by the name "Piceance", a Ute Indian word meaning "tall grass."
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