Fort Garland Museum
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It's more interesting than you think!!
29477 Highway 159 PO Box 368 Fort Garland, CO 81133 Contact: (719) 379-3512 Email Us Hours/Admission: March 1st - October 31st - 9:00 - 5:00pm daily November 1st - December 31st - 10:00-4:00 Wed - Sat January 1st - Feb 28th - closed Adults $5.00; Seniors (65+) $4.50 Youth 6-16 $3.50; Under 6 Free Free to History Colorado Members! Website: History Colorado - Fort Garland |
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Family life at Fort Garland
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. Fort Garland was built after Fort Massachusetts proved vulnerable. The Capote band of Utes occupied the southern end of the valley at the time of the first contact.
Read the Story of Fort Garland.
Fort Garland also manages Pike's Stockade.
Read the Story of Fort Garland.
Fort Garland also manages Pike's Stockade.
