Fort Garland

	Fort Garland
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Colorado State Register of Historic Properties
	Fort Garland in 1874.
Location	Fort Garland, Colorado
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. It was named for General John Garland, commander of the Military District of New Mexico.^[3]

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
^ "Costilla County: Fort Garland". National and State Register Listed Properties. History Colorado. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
^ "The Story of Fort Garland: 1858-1883". San Luis Valley Museum Association. Archived from the original on July 18, 2013. Retrieved July 6, 2013.

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.

[2] "Costilla County: Fort Garland". National and State Register Listed Properties. History Colorado. Retrieved July 6, 2013.

[SLVMA-3] "The Story of Fort Garland: 1858-1883". San Luis Valley Museum Association. Archived from the original on July 18, 2013. Retrieved July 6, 2013.

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Fort Garland

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