On U.S. 160 at milepost 262.2, 3.9 miles east of Miranda Avenue (State Highway 159), on the right when traveling west.
Two U.S. military forts, only six miles apart, on the fringes of the frontier? What gives? Since the early 1800s, Hispano people from northern New Mexico had attempted to settle in the San Luis Valley on land granted from Spain or Mexico. To . . . — — Map (db m295482) 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
