Old Fort Lyons (aka Fort Wise)

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"Fort Lyon was composed of two 19th-century military fort complexes in southeastern Colorado. The initial fort, also called Fort Wise, operated from 1860 to 1867. After a flood in 1866, a new fort was built near Las Animas, Colorado, which operated as a military post until 1897."
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Lyon
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Coordinates:   38°5'44"N   102°46'22"W
This article was last modified 7 years ago