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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1868-1889) - First established in 1868 by Captain [[William H. Penrose]], [[3rd U.S. Infantry]], in Bent County, Colorado. Abandoned in 1889. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1868-1889) - First established in 1868 by Captain [[William H. Penrose]], [[3rd U.S. Infantry]], in Bent County, Colorado. Abandoned in 1889. | ||
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Established in 1868 by Captain [[William H. Penrose]], [[3rd U.S. Infantry]], in Bent County, Colorado. | Established in 1868 by Captain [[William H. Penrose]], [[3rd U.S. Infantry]], in Bent County, Colorado. | ||
Revision as of 14:46, 23 September 2011
Fort Lyon (2) (1868-1889) - First established in 1868 by Captain William H. Penrose, 3rd U.S. Infantry, in Bent County, Colorado. Abandoned in 1889.
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Fort Lyon (2) History
Established in 1868 by Captain William H. Penrose, 3rd U.S. Infantry, in Bent County, Colorado.
Built as a large, open, sandstone post near the Arkansas River.
The famed frontiersman, guide and military officer, Kit Carson died on this post 23 May 1868. His body was buried in the post cemetery with full military honors and later interred at Taos, New Mexico.
Abandoned by the U.S. Army in October 1889 and transferred to the Interior Department 20 Jan 1890. The post was used as a U.S. Navy Hospital between 1906 and 1921 and as a veterans hospital between 1921 and 2002. In March 2002 Fort Lyon officially became the property of the Colorado Department of Corrections.
Current Status
Part of the Colorado Department of Corrections, Fort Lyons Correctional Facility, Bent County, Colorado. No public access. Public access to the adjacent Fort Lyon National Cemetery and the Kit Carson Chapel at the entrance.
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Location: Fort Lyon Correctional Facility, Bent County, Colorado. Maps & Images Lat: 38.0763957 Long: -103.1324277 |
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 109-110
- 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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