Pikes Stockade

Pikes Stockade (1807-1807) - First established in 1807 by Captain Zebulon Pike during his expedition to the southern part of the Louisiana Purchase in Conejos County, Colorado. Abandoned in 1807.

Fort Pikes Stockade Bastion	Pikes Stockade Rear Wall
Pikes Stockade Site Entrance
Pikes Stockade Reproduction

Pikes Stockade History

Established in February 1807 by Captain Zebulon Pike during his expedition to the southern part of the Louisiana Purchase in Conejos County, Colorado. The stockade was built of logs in a 36 square with two log bastions on the north side. The walls were 12' and the stockade was surrounded by a ditch.

The stockade was in use for less than a week while Pike explored and tried to climb Pike's Peak. Pike was actually in Spanish territory and the spanish sent a small force to escort the expedition out of the area.

Current Status

Part of Pike's Stockade National Historic Landmark, Conejos County, Colorado

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Location: National Historic Landmark, Conejos County, Colorado. Maps & Images Lat: 37.293631 Long: -105.809944 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 7,539'

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 112
• Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 45

Links:

• North American Forts - Fort Pikes Stockade
• Wikipedia - Pikes Stockade
• Zebulon Pike

Visited: 25 Sep 2011

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