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Courtesy Fort Garland Museum
Marker detail: Christopher “Kit” Carson
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1 ► Colorado, Costilla County, Fort Garland — Peacekeepers of the Frontier —  |
| 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 | |||
| 2 ► Colorado, Costilla County, Fort Garland — Fort Garland — State Historical Monument — |
| 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 | |||