Fort Garland Museum & Cultural Center

Fort Garland was built during American expansion into the west, ten years after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the Mexican–American War. Today, visitors can explore life in a nineteenth century military fort by walking the parade grounds and touring original adobe buildings. Current exhibits include “Unsilenced: Indigenous Enslavement in Southern Colorado,” “Buffalo Soldiers of the 9th Cavalry,” and “The Civil War in the West.” The Fort Garland Museum and Cultural Center is a Community Museum of History Colorado.

The Fort Garland Museum and Cultural Center is located at 29477 Hwy. 159, Fort Garland, Colorado, and is open every day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visit www.FortGarlandMuseum.org or call 719-379-3512 for more information.
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Fuerte Garland fue construido en 1858, diez años después del Tratado de Guadalupe Hidalgo, durante la expansión estadounidense al oeste americano. Hoy los visitantes pueden explorar la vida diaria en un fuerte militar del siglo XIX por caminar el campo de desfiles y visitar cinco de los edificios originales de adobe. El Fort Garland Museum and Cultural Center es un museo de History Colorado.

El Fort Garland Museum and Cultural Center es ubicado en 29477 Hwy. 159, Fort Garland, Colorado. El horario del museo es 9 a.m. a 5 p.m., cada día. Para más información se puede visitar www.FortGarlandMuseum.org o llamar por 719-379-3512.

Exhibits

Unsilenced: Indigenous Enslavement in Southern Colorado
"Merciless Indian Savages" by Gregg Deal
Civil War and the West
Buffalo Soldiers in Colorado
Saving the Fort

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