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Fort Lyon, Colorado

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Coordinates : 38°05′48″N 103°09′07″W  /  38.09667°N 103.15194°W  / 38.09667; -103.15194
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Fort Lyon, Colorado
Unincorporated community
Coordinates: 38°05′48″N 103°09′07″W  /  38.09667°N 103.15194°W  / 38.09667; -103.15194
Country   United States
State   Colorado
Counties Bent [1]
Elevation
[1]
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. The Fort Lyon Post Office had the ZIP Code 81038, though the zip code for nearby Las Animas (81054) is also used. [2]

A post office called Fort Lyon was established in 1862. [3] The community was named after Nathaniel Lyon , an officer in the American Civil War. [4]

History [ edit ]

Several Civil War missions occurred at Fort Lyon, including the 1st New Mexico Volunteer Infantry, Reorganized , the 9th Kansas Cavalry Regiment , and the 15th Infantry Regiment .

McLain's Independent Light Artillery Battery was an artillery battery serving in the Union Army .

The Sand Creek massacre also occurred in the community.

Fort Dodge was used to maintain order along the Santa Fe Trail between there and Fort Lyon .

Galvanized Yankees in the 2nd U.S. Volunteer Infantry traveled from Fort Leavenworth , Kansas , to Fort Lyon. [5]

Some German prisoners of war were buried at Fort Lyon and built furniture and worked on local roads. [6]

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. [7]

Geography [ edit ]

Fort Lyon is located at 38°05′48″N 103°09′07″W  /  38.09667°N 103.15194°W  / 38.09667; -103.15194 (38.096741,-103.152008).

Climate [ edit ]

According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Fort Lyon has a semi-arid climate , abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps. [8]

Notable people [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names" . United States Geological Survey . October 25, 2007 . Retrieved January 31, 2008 .
  2. ^ a b "ZIP Code Lookup" . United States Postal Service. December 15, 2006. Archived from the original ( JavaScript / HTML ) on November 22, 2010 . Retrieved December 15, 2006 .
  3. ^ "Post offices" . Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016 . Retrieved June 25, 2016 .
  4. ^ Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin . Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 22.
  5. ^ Brown (1963), pp. 45?53.
  6. ^ Lloyd, R. Scott, "Wreath-laying honors WWI German prisoners buried at Fort Douglas" , Deseret News , November 14, 2010. Retrieved March 28, 2011.
  7. ^ "Travel the Trail: Map Timeline 1866-1873" . Santa Fe National Historic Trail . National Park Service . Retrieved April 19, 2020 .
  8. ^ Climate Summary for Fort Lyon, Colorado
  9. ^ Virginia - Google Books . January 5, 2010 . Retrieved December 4, 2012 – via Google Books .
  10. ^ Henry, Guy V., "Enoch Steen" , Military Record of Army and Civilian Appointments in the United States Army (Volume II), D. Van Nostrand Publisher, New York, New York, 1873, p. 193.
  11. ^ Burdick, Alfred S., ed. (December 1922). "Brigadier General Walter D. McCaw" . The American Journal of Clinical Medicine . New York, NY: A. S. Burdick. pp. 859?860 – via Google Books .
  12. ^ "Assistant Surgeon W. D. McCaw" . Kansas City Times . Kansas City, MO. November 28, 1884. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com .
  13. ^ Martin, P. 2.
  14. ^ Sides, 2006 , pp. 482?483
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