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Museums of Central Colorado: The Fort Garland Museum

December 22, 2017November 1, 2017 by Mike Rosso

From the Civil War in the West exhibit at Fort Garland. Courtesy of the Fort Garland Museum.

By Anita McDaniel

Western expansion fueled the need for frontier forts. The primary purpose of these forts was to keep the peace between the settlers and the indigenous people.