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== {{PAGENAME}} History == | == {{PAGENAME}} History == | ||
The first fur trading post established by [[Antoine Robidoux]]. The post was established about 1825, in Delta County, Colorado. | |||
Abandoned in 1844. | |||
== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
A replica is part of Confluence City Park in Delta, Delta County, Colorado. Map point is the replica. | A replica is part of Confluence City Park in Delta, Delta County, Colorado. Map point is the replica. | ||
Revision as of 12:44, 6 October 2011
Fort Uncompahgre (1825-1844) - A fur trading post first established in 1825 by Antoine Robidoux in Delta County, Colorado. Abandoned in 1844. Also known as Fort Robidoux (2).
Fort Uncompahgre History
The first fur trading post established by Antoine Robidoux. The post was established about 1825, in Delta County, Colorado.
Abandoned in 1844.
Current Status
A replica is part of Confluence City Park in Delta, Delta County, Colorado. Map point is the replica.
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Location: Confluence Park, Delta, Delta County, Colorado. Maps & Images Lat: 38.7345 Long: -108.1512 |
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 113
- 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 Uncompahgre
- Mountain Men - Fort Uncompahgre
- Fort Tours - Fort Uncompahgre
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