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Fort Logan Montana (1869-1880)
By Cosmos Mariner, August 10, 2015
Fort Logan Blockhouse Replica & Marker
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
| On U.S. 89 at Chilton Street, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 89. |
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The discovery of gold, silver, lead and copper in this area brought about the establishment of Camp Baker in 1869 to protect settlers from Indian raids.
Named Fort Logan in 1877, the post was abandoned in 1880.
The block house which . . . — — Map (db m127844) HM |
| On US Highway 89 (U.S. 12) 7.5 miles south of Main Street (State Highway 360), on the right when traveling south. |
| | The mountains to the west are the Big Belts, and those to the east the Castle Mountains. The gulches draining the west slope of the Big Belts were famous in the ‘60s and ‘70s for their gold placer diggings. Montana Bar in Confederate Gulch was . . . — — Map (db m127842) HM |
Jun. 15, 2024