Near Merino in Logan County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Fort Wicked

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, November 26, 2012

1. Fort Wicked Marker

Inscription. Due west 940 feet stood
“Fort Wicked"
Originally Godfrey’s Ranch Famous Overland Stage Station One of the few posts withstanding the Indian uprising of 1864 on the road to Colorado.

Named from the bitter defence make by Holon Godfrey.

Erected 1929 by State Historical Society of Colorado-J.N. Hall Foundation & Sterling Chamber of Commerce. (Marker Number 2.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Roads & Vehicles • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the History Colorado series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1864.

Location. 40° 26.64′ N, 103° 22.739′ W. Marker is near Merino, Colorado, in Logan County. It is at the intersection of Grand Army of the Republic Highway (State Highway 6) and County Road 2.5, on the right when traveling east on Grand Army of the Republic Highway. This marker is approximately 3.3 miles southeast of Merino, CO. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1144 Grand Army of the Republic Highway, Merino CO 80741, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Eastern Plains.

It is also in the American Mountain West,

on the Great Plains,

and specifically on the High Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 16 miles of this

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marker, measured as the crow flies: Battle of Summit Springs (approx. 8.7 miles away); William Shaw Hadfield (approx. 12.1 miles away); "Dinkey Engine" (approx. 14.9 miles away); Sterling Public Library (approx. 15.2 miles away); Logan County Courthouse (approx. 15.3 miles away); Orville S. Johnson (1911-1987) and H. Catherine Johnson (1914-2003) (approx. 15.3 miles away); Replica of the Statue of Liberty (approx. 15.3 miles away); I & M Building (approx. 15.3 miles away).

Also see . . . Fort Wicked - Fort Morgan, Colorado. …we halted at a singular station. A wall of adobes three feet thick and six in height, pierced with loop-holes for musketry, confronted us. The top was rudely machicolated, and over the main entrance was the inscription, “Fort Wicked.” (Submitted on December 20, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.)

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, November 26, 2012

2. Fort Wicked Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 20, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 2,407 times since then and 83 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 20, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.

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