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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (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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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1878-1879) - A U.S. Army post established in 1878  in Archuleta County, Colorado. Named for Lieutenant Colonel [[William H. Lewis]] {{Cullum|1421}}, [[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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== {{PAGENAME}} History ==
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A U.S. Army post established 15 Oct 1878  in Archuleta County, Colorado.  
A U.S. Army post established 15 Oct 1878  in Archuleta County, Colorado.  


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'''Location:''' City, Archuleta County, Colorado.
'''Location:''' City Park, Archuleta County, Colorado.


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Latest revision as of 06:08, 23 September 2021

Fort Lewis (3) (1878-1879) - A U.S. Army post established in 1878 in Archuleta County, Colorado. Named for Lieutenant Colonel William H. Lewis (Cullum 1421), 19th U.S. Infantry, who was killed fighting hostile Cheyenne Indians at Punished Woman's Fork, Kansas, 28 Sep 1878. Abandoned in 1880.

History

A U.S. Army post established 15 Oct 1878 in Archuleta County, Colorado.

Abandoned 8 Oct 1879 in favor of a new site, Fort Lewis (4), on the La Plata River.

Current Status

Town park, Archuleta County, Colorado

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Location: City Park, Archuleta County, Colorado.

Maps & Images

Lat: 37.25906 Long: -107.01012

  • Multi Maps from ACME
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  • Maps from Google
  • Elevation: .....'

Sources:

  • Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 108
  • Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 43

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