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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1878- | '''{{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}} History == | == {{PAGENAME}} History == | ||
A U.S. Army post established 15 Oct 1878 in Archuleta County, Colorado. | |||
Abandoned 8 Oct 1879 in favor of a new site on the La Plata River. | |||
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Town park, Archuleta County, Colorado | Town park, Archuleta County, Colorado | ||
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Revision as of 18:37, 6 October 2011
Fort Lewis (3) (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.
Fort Lewis (3) History
A U.S. Army post established 15 Oct 1878 in Archuleta County, Colorado.
Abandoned 8 Oct 1879 in favor of a new site on the La Plata River.