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| Background and History of Fort Vasquez |
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| Visit the site of an 1835 fur-trading fort, and follow the paths of founders Louis Vasquez and Andrew Sublette. The traders employed many of their mountain-man friends, including Baptiste Charbonneau and Jim Beckwourth, at their adobe outpost on the South Platte River. |  |
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corner of adobe ruins as photographed in 1910 by F.W. Cragin. |
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Fort Vasquez Museum, 35 miles northeast of downtown Denver on U.S. Highway 85, features displays that interpret the fur-trade era. Field trips to the Museum by school and other groups are highly encouraged. Please call 970-785-2832 to confirm open dates and reserve times. | |||
| Southwest corner of reconstructed Works Progress Administration adobe fort with 1932 Colorado Historical Society commemorative monument. | ||||
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Adobe workers apply a layer of "sacrificial" mud plaster to protect the adobe walls. The property is listed in the National Register of Historic Places |  |
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