Fort Lewis Site (Pagosa Springs, Colorado)
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military, historic landmark
Fort Lewis (1878-1879) - A U.S. Army post established in 1878 in Archuleta County, Colorado. Named for Lieutenant Colonel William H. Lewis, 19th U.S. Infantry, who was killed fighting hostile Cheyenne Indians at Punished Woman's Fork, Kansas, 28 Sep 1878. Abandoned in 1880.
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Coordinates: 37°15'33"N 107°0'35"W
- Archuleta Mesa 25 km
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- Richfield Local Training Area (LTA) - Utah National Guard 479 km
- Ashua Drop Zone 560 km
- Camp Williams 568 km
- Former Chemical Weapon Storage 577 km
- Toole Army Depot 580 km
- Munitions Disposal 596 km
- Weapons and Munitions storage 598 km
- Tooele Army Depot 601 km
- Alpha Subdivision 3.2 km
- Stevens Field (PGO) 5.1 km
- Elk Park Meadows 12 km
- Chimney Rock National Monument 28 km
- Williams Creek Reservoir 34 km
- Vallecito Reservoir 51 km
- Creede Caldera 56 km
- Rio Grande Reservoir 59 km
- San Juan Mountains 59 km
- Grenadier Range 71 km