Fort Garland
Fort Garland | |
Fort Garland in 1874. | |
| Location | Fort Garland, Colorado |
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| Coordinates | 37°25′26″N 105°25′56″W / 37.42397°N 105.43224°W |
| Built | 1858 |
| NRHP reference No. | 70000156 |
| CSRHP No. | 5CT.46 |
| Added to NRHP | February 26, 1970 |
Fort Garland (1858–1883), Colorado, United States, was designed to house two companies of soldiers to protect settlers in the San Luis Valley, then in the Territory of New Mexico (1850-1912). It was named for General John Garland (1793-1861), then commander of the United States Army's Military District of New Mexico.