Colorado City

               Fort

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Other Names: 

Dates used: 1864 - 1868

Location of Fort: Between 28th and 29th streets on W. Piles Peak Ave. Colorado Springs, CO

Use: Military

GPS 

N:  38-51.072

W:  104-52.033

Constructed from logs in 1864 as a defense against the Indians, it was abandoned in 1868 when the danger had gone away.

For more information see:

American Forts Network (internet)

Encyclopedia of Historic Forts

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