Pike's Stockade
Pike's Stockade | |
 Reproduction of the fort | |
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| Nearest city | Sanford, Colorado |
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| Coordinates | 37°17′37.07″N 105°48′35.8″W / 37.2936306°N 105.809944°W |
| Built | 1807 |
| Architect | Zebulon Pike |
| NRHP reference No. | 66000244 |
| CSRHP No. | 5CN.75[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966[2] |
| Designated NHL | July 4, 1961[3] |
Pike's Stockade, located near Sanford, Colorado, on the Conejos River, about 45 miles southwest of Fort Garland,[4] was built in 1807.[4] Here, the American flag was raised on Spanish soil by Zebulon Pike.[1]
The site was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1961.[3][5] The stockade was reconstructed from notes in Pike's journal[4] and is maintained by the History Colorado.
References
- ^ a b "Conejos County: Sanford". National and State Register Listed Properties. History Colorado. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ a b "Pike's Stockade". National Historic Landmark Summary Listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2007-10-03.
- ^ a b c "History of the Fort". Museums: Fort Garland Museum. History Colorado. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
- ^ Joseph Scott Mendinghall (December 1, 1975) National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Pike's Stockade, National Park Service and Accompanying 4 photos, from 1975.
External links
- Fort Garland Museum & Pike's Stockade History Colorado
- Pike's Stockade National Historic Landmarks Program
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