Fort Garland | |
 Fort Garland in 1874. | |
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| Location | Fort Garland, Colorado |
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| Coordinates | 37°25′26″N 105°25′56″W / 37.42397°N 105.43224°W |
| Built | 1858 |
| NRHP reference No. | 70000156[1] |
| CSRHP No. | 5CT.46[2] |
| Added to NRHP | February 26, 1970 |
Fort Garland (1858–1883), Colorado, United States, was designed to house two companies of soldiers to protect settlers in the San Luis Valley, then in the Territory of New Mexico (1850-1912). It was named for General John Garland (1793-1861), then commander of the United States Army's Military District of New Mexico.[3]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "Costilla County: Fort Garland". National and State Register Listed Properties. History Colorado. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
- ^ "The Story of Fort Garland: 1858-1883". San Luis Valley Museum Association. Archived from the original on July 18, 2013. Retrieved July 6, 2013.