On CO 159, 1 block S of U.S. 10, Fort Garland, Colorado. County/parish: Costilla.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places February 26, 1970. NRIS 70000156.
6 contributing buildings.
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.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/84128759