Fort Pueblo

Fort Pueblo (1842-1854) - Established as an adobe fur trading post in 1842 by James P. Beckwourth in Pueblo County, Colorado. Destroyed in 1854. Also known as El Pueblo.

Fort Pueblo History

Established as an adobe fur trading post in 1842 by James P. Beckwourth and other fur trappers in the present day city of Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado. The post was a 180' square adobe structure located close to the confluence of the Arkansas River and the Fountain River. The post population varied from about 150 in 1847 to about 24 in 1854.

On 25 Dec 1854 a band of hostile Ute Indians attacked to fort and killed all the men but one and captured the sole woman and her two children.

Current Status

Part of the Colorado Historical Society Museum system, Pueblo County, Colorado. A replica is constructed at the museum.

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Location: City of Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado. Map point is the site of the replica. Maps & Images Lat: 38.267289 Long: -104.611218 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing 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 112-113
• 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 Pueblo

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