Fort Wicked, also known as Godfrey Ranch | |
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Civilian fort | |
.jpg) "Fort Wicked" by James F. Gookins (Harper's Weekly, October 13, 1866) | |
  Fort Wicked, also known as Godfrey Ranch Location of the historical marker, near the site of the fort | |
| Coordinates: 40°26′38.55″N 103°22′43.37″W / 40.4440417°N 103.3787139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Logan |
| Town | Merino |
Fort Wicked was a ranch and stage station on the Overland Trail (South Platte Trail) from 1864 to 1868 in present-day Merino, Colorado. A historical marker commemorating the ranch is located at US 6 and CR-2.5. The ranch itself was located near a ford of the South Platte River, near where US-6 now crosses over the river.[1][2][3] Fort Wicked was one of the few places along the trail to Denver that withstood an attack by Lakota (Souix), Cheyenne, and Arapaho Native Americans (Indians) in the Colorado War of 1864. It was named Fort Wicked for the "bitter defence" made by Holon Godfrey, his family, and his employees.[3]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Stanley Buchholz Kimball (1988). Historic Sites and Markers Along the Mormon and Other Great Western Trails. University of Illinois Press. p. 161. ISBN 978-0-252-01456-7.
- ^ a b "Fort Wicked Historical Marker". The Historical Marker Database. Retrieved June 10, 2018.