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* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/West/co.html#denver North American Forts - Fort Logan (2)]
* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/West/co.html#denver North American Forts - Fort Logan (2)]
* [http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/CDHS-BehavioralHealth/CBON/1251580627038 Colorado Mental Health Institute at Fort Logan]
* [http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/CDHS-BehavioralHealth/CBON/1251580627038 Colorado Mental Health Institute at Fort Logan]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_A._Logan Wikipedia - John H. Logan]
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Revision as of 07:43, 30 September 2011

Fort Logan (2) (1887-1946) - First established in 1887 by Captain Lafayette E. Campbell as Fort Sheridan after Lieutenant General Philip H. Sheridan in Denver County, Colorado. Officially named Fort Logan 5 Ap 1889 after Major General John A. Logan, Medal of Honor recipient for service in the U.S. Civil War. The post was abandoned by the U.S. Army in 1946.

Fort Logan (2) History

Current Status

Part of the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Fort Logan, Denver County, Colorado

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Location: Colorado Mental Health Institute at Fort Logan, Denver County, Colorado.

Maps & Images

Lat: 39.6427778 Long: -105.0377778

  • Multi Maps from ACME
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  • Maps from Google
  • Elevation: 5,433'

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 109
  • Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 44

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