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The Fort Garland Museum and
Visitors Center |
A Welcome Sight For Travelers
The Museum & Visitors Center Is Open 9-5 During The Tourist Season |
Established in 1858 in southern Colorado, Fort Garland,
with its garrison of over 100 men, served to protect the earliest settlers
in the San Luis Valley.
Today you are invited to walk
the parade ground of the fort and tour the adobe buildings, which feature
a re-creation of the commandant's
quarters during Kit
Carson's
time.
Rich
in military history, Fort Garland also highlights the folk art and culture
of the Hispanic community in southern Colorado.
Read the Story of Fort
Garland.
You will find an
excellent Gift
Shop
at
the Fort.
Contact
Us
Click on
any image for a larger view and more information
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THE
COMMANDANT'S QUARTERS
Once Home
To
Kit Carson |
| THE BARLOW & SANDERSON STAGECOACH |
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WOOL CARDING AND SPINNING |
| SAN LUIS MARIACHIS |
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LAS POSADAS
BEING
RE-ENACTED |
OFFICERS QUARTERS
WEST
Mount Blanca in the Background |
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OFFICERS QUARTERS
EAST
Now Houses the Visitors Center
and
Gift Shop |
RESTORED CAVALRY
BARRACKS
Houses Exhibits of
Traditional Hispanic Arts and 19th Century Artifacts |
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BUFFALO SOLDIERS
STANDING GUARD
OUTSIDE THE PLAZA
AT OLD
FORT GARLAND |
COMMANDER KIT CARSON
At
Fort Garland
1866 - 1867 |
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CHIPETA
Wife of Ute Chief
Ouray |
FORT MASSACHUSETTS
Circa 1855 |
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ARTIFACTS
Used in Everyday Life
at early Fort Garland |
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