On U.S. 160 at milepost 262.2, 3.9 miles east of Miranda Avenue (State Highway 159), on the left when traveling east.
Western expansion and the need to keep peace between settlers and indigenous people fueled the need for frontier forts. Fort Garland was established in 1858, replacing the earlier Fort Massachusetts, just six miles to the north. Five of the . . . — — Map (db m295462) HM
On State Highway 159 0.2 miles south of State Highway 160, on the right when traveling south.
This property was presented to the State Historical Society by the Fort Garland Historical Fair Association, which saved the fort for posterity. Established November 30, 1945, as a memorial to the first Colorado settlers, and the U.S. Army troops . . . — — Map (db m281275) HM
