| Fort Logan | |
|---|---|
| Denver, Colorado | |
 Graves at Fort Logan National Cemetery on the site of the old Fort Logan burial grounds. | |
| Coordinates | 39°38′38″N 105°02′38″W / 39.644°N 105.044°W |
| Type | Fort |
| Site history | |
| Built | 31 October 1887[1] |
| Built by | United States Army |
| In use | 1887 – 1946 |
| Fate | 75 Acres became Fort Logan National Cemetery, much of the remainder given to Colorado Mental Health Institute |
Fort Logan was a military installation located eight miles southwest of Denver, Colorado. It was established in October 1887, when the first soldiers camped on the land, and lasted until 1946, when it was closed following the end of World War II.[2] After the fort closed the site was used as a mental health center and part of the land was set aside for the Fort Logan National Cemetery.[1]
Initially named Fort Sheridan, in 1889 the fort was named after Union General John A. Logan, commander of US Volunteer forces during the American Civil War.[3][4]
- ^ a b Ballard, Jack (2011). Fort Logan. Charleston, S.C: Arcadia Pub. ISBN 9780738575827.
- ^ Jolie Anderson Gallagher (2 April 2013). Colorado Forts: Historic Outposts on the Wild Frontier. Arcadia Publishing Incorporated. p. PT11. ISBN 978-1-61423-903-1.
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Noel p. 151was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Jack Stokes Ballard (2011). Fort Logan. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 7–8. ISBN 978-0-7385-7582-7.