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 Saving the Fort
Now Open!
Saving the Fort displays the work of the Fort Garland Historical Fair Association, as well as celebrate the fort’s rich history. “This exhibit is about a community that came together to preserve not only its own history but the history of the region and the fort’s role in westward expansion,” said Rick Manzanares, Fort Garland Museum director. “They persevered and ensured that it would be handed over to the Colorado Historical Society. The Society’s restoration work gave the old fort life and engaged Colorado’s history with its citizens, as well as shared it with the rest of the world.”
Explorer
or Spy? The Pike Legacy
Fort Garland celebrates the Bicentennial of Pike’s Exploration with Explorer or Spy? The Pike Legacy, an exhibition providing new perspectives on Zebulon Pike’s 1806–07 Louisiana Purchase expedition and his illegal entry into New Spain’s northern borderlands.
Buffalo Soldiers West
A permanent exhibition focusing on the opportunities black
soldiers found in the military, and the controversies that
surrounded them, during the Plains Indian Wars period from 1866
through 1891.
After the Civil War many black soldiers eagerly responded
to the government’s call for troops to help create permanent
settlements in the West. Segregated black units were formed and over
10,000 black soldiers moved west to help create a new way of life
they hoped their people would be able to share. The 9th cavalry of
the U. S. Army was garrisoned at Fort Garland.
The exhibition contains extraordinary rare historic photographs
depicting the Buffalo Soldiers in combat, on patrol, in the
barracks, at work and at rest. Also on view is a collection of
fascinating artifacts including everyday items used by the Buffalo
Soldiers.
The
Four Careers of Kit Carson
A new permanent exhibit following the varied careers of the
legendary Kit Carson - commandant of Fort Garland from 1866 - 1867.
The exhibit looks beyond the legend and explores the life of the
man, his family, and the people who influenced him. Carson ventured
throughout the Southwest and West as a scout, government courier,
Indian agent, and soldier.
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