Fort Defiance

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Dates used: 1879 -

Location of Fort: Carbondale, CO

Use: Military

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Established in 1879 by prospectors to protect themselves from the Ute Indians. 

For more information see:

American Forts Network (internet)

Encyclopedia of Historic Forts

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