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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.
This list of museums in the U.S. State of Colorado identifies museums (defined for this context as institutions including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
The Mesa Verde Region, the present day area containing the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe reservation and the Mesa Verde National Park, was the northernmost edge of the colonial territory of Spain. Initial exploration of the American Southwest by the Spanish occurred in 1540, but Spaniards didn't settle into present day New Mexico until 1598.
The monument is located on the Colorado Plateau west of U.S. Highway 160, on State Road 597, approximately 40 miles (64 km) southwest of Cortez, Colorado. [1] In addition to the four states, two semi-autonomous American Indian tribal governments have boundaries at the monument, the Navajo Nation and the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe Reservation, with the Ute Mountain tribal boundaries coinciding with ...
The Territory of Colorado was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from February 28, 1861, [2] until August 1, 1876, when it was admitted to the Union as the 38th State of Colorado. [3]
It’s possible Colorado’s decorated playmakers will do more damage, but the Cougars shouldn’t be overmatched. Independence Bowl - No. 18 Army vs. Louisiana Tech Time/TV/location: 9:15 p.m. ET ...
The history of slavery in Colorado began centuries before Colorado achieved statehood when Spanish colonists of Santa Fe de Nuevo México (1598–1848) enslaved Native Americans, called Genízaros. Southern Colorado was part of the Spanish territory until 1848. Comanche and Utes raided villages of other indigenous people and enslaved them.
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