Fort Morgan (Colorado)

This article is about the fort in Colorado. For the namesake town, see Fort Morgan, Colorado.
Fort Morgan
U.S. military post
Nickname(s): 
Camp Tyler, Camp Wardwell
Fort Morgan is located in Colorado
Fort Morgan
Fort Morgan
Coordinates: 40°15′41″N 103°48′00″W / 40.26139°N 103.80000°W / 40.26139; -103.80000
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyMorgan
CityFort Morgan

Fort Morgan, first called Camp Tyler and Camp Wardwell, was established in the present-day city of Fort Morgan in Morgan County, Colorado as a U.S. military post in 1864. It operated until 1868. There is a historical marker in a city park in remembrance of its history.[1]

  1. ^ Jolie Anderson Gallagher (April 2, 2013). Colorado Forts: Historic Outposts on the Wild Frontier. Arcadia Publishing Incorporated. p. PT11. ISBN 978-1-61423-903-1.