Fort Lyon, Colorado | |
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 Fort Lyon (2013) | |
  Fort Lyon Location within Bent County and Colorado  Fort Lyon Fort Lyon (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 38°05′48″N103°09′07″W / 38.09667°N 103.15194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Bent [1] |
| Elevation | 3,888 ft (1,185 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code [2] | 81054 |
| Area code | 719 |
Fort Lyon is an unincorporated community and U.S. Post Office in Bent County, Colorado, United States.
A post office called Fort Lyon was established in 1862. [3] The Fort Lyon Post Office had the ZIP Code 81038, though the zip code for nearby Las Animas (81054) is also used. [2]
The community was named after Nathaniel Lyon, an officer in the American Civil War. [4]
The ghost town of Sheridan, in Logan County, Kansas, became a railhead for westbound freight to the Santa Fe Trail on a 120-mile (190 km) wagon road to the area. [5]
Some German prisoners of war were buried at Fort Lyon and built furniture and worked on local roads. [6]
Fort Lyon is located at 38°05′48″N103°09′07″W / 38.09667°N 103.15194°W (38.096741,-103.152008).
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Fort Lyon has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps. [7]
Las Animas is the statutory city that is the county seat, the most populous community, and the only incorporated municipality in Bent County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 2,300 at the 2020 United States Census. Las Animas is located on the Arkansas River, just west of its confluence with the Purgatoire River, in southeast Colorado east of Pueblo, near the historic Bent's Fort.
Ordway is a Statutory Town in and the county seat of Crowley County, Colorado, United States, that is also the most populous community in the county. The population was 1,066 at the 2020 census.
Sugar City is a statutory town in Crowley County, Colorado, United States. The population was 259 at the 2020 census.
La Veta is a statutory town in Huerfano County, Colorado, United States. La Veta sits at the base of the Spanish Peaks on the Highway of Legends National Scenic Byway. The town population was 862 as of the 2020 United States Census.
Laporte is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Larimer County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Fort Collins, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Laporte post office has the ZIP Code 80535. At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Laporte CDP was 2,409.
The Town of Merino is a Statutory Town in Logan County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 281 at the 2020 United States Census.
Holly is a statutory town in Prowers County in southeastern Colorado, United States. The town is located 4.3 miles (6.9 km) west of the Kansas border at an elevation of 3,393 feet (1,034 m). Despite having the lowest elevation of any Colorado municipality, Holly is higher than the high points of 19 states and the District of Columbia. The town population was 837 at the 2020 United States Census.
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Otis is a Statutory Town in Washington County, Colorado, United States. The population was 511 at the 2020 census.
The Santa Fe Trail was a 19th-century route through central North America that connected Franklin, Missouri, with Santa Fe, New Mexico. Pioneered in 1821 by William Becknell, who departed from the Boonslick region along the Missouri River, the trail served as a vital commercial highway until 1880, when the railroad arrived in Santa Fe. Santa Fe was near the end of El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro which carried trade from Mexico City. The trail was later incorporated into parts of the National Old Trails Road and U.S. Route 66.
Hartsel is a census-designated place (CDP) in and governed by Park County, Colorado United States. The population was 38 at the 2020 census. The Hartsel post office has the ZIP Code 80449. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Woodrow is an unincorporated rural hamlet consisting of a U.S. Post Office, a church and 3 houses, located in Washington County, Colorado, United States. The Woodrow Post Office serves ZIP Code 80757.
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Timpas is an unincorporated community located in Otero County, Colorado, United States. The U.S. Post Office at La Junta now serves Timpas postal addresses.
Burdick is a census-designated place (CDP) in Morris County, Kansas, United States. It was named after Miss Burdick, the sweetheart of a Santa Fe Railroad official in 1887. As of the 2020 census, the population was 62. It is located southeast of Herington, about 5.6 miles (9.0 km) east of the intersection of U.S. Route 77 highway and 340th Street, or about 6.5 miles (10.5 km) east of Lost Springs.
Enoch Steen was a United States military officer and western explorer. He joined the United States Army in 1832, serving at posts throughout the United States, including many remote locations in the west. During his military service, Steen explored parts of the western United States including large areas of southern New Mexico and southeastern Oregon. He served as the commander of several Union Army forts during the American Civil War. Today, there are landmarks in Oklahoma, Oregon, and New Mexico named in his honor; however, many of the place names are misspelled as Stein.
John Martin Reservoir is a reservoir on the Arkansas River in Bent County in southeastern Colorado. Built and managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, it is used for flood control, irrigation, and recreation. John Martin Reservoir State Park lies on its shore.
Walter Drew McCaw was a career officer in the United States Army. A medical doctor, he served as an army surgeon and attained the rank of brigadier general. A veteran of the Spanish–American War, Philippine–American War, and World War I, he was a recipient of the Army Distinguished Service Medal and Silver Star in addition to several foreign decorations.
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