Fort Massachusetts (historic)
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Fort Massachusetts (historic) was a mid-19th-century U.S. Army frontier post in what is now Colorado, established to protect settlers and travel routes in the region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Massachusetts (historic) canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army fort
ⓘ
frontier military post ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
military presence along the Sangre de Cristo land grant
ⓘ
settlement of the San Luis Valley ⓘ |
| built | mid-19th century ⓘ |
| builtAfter | Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictContext |
Indian Wars in the Southwest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. westward expansion ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial |
adobe
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| controlledBy | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| currentUse | historic site ⓘ |
| era | Antebellum period of United States history ⓘ |
| establishedAs |
frontier post to protect settlers
ⓘ
post to protect travel routes ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy |
U.S. Army regulars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
volunteer units at various times ⓘ |
| garrisonType |
artillery
ⓘ
infantry ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | local historic site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
American frontier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colorado Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ Costilla County, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ San Luis Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Blanca Peak
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Luis, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Fort Garland, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | western flank of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Commonwealth of Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature | Rio Grande watershed ⓘ |
| operatedBy | United States Army ⓘ |
| partOf |
Department of New Mexico (U.S. Army)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
line of frontier forts in the American Southwest ⓘ |
| purpose |
projection of U.S. military power in the newly acquired Southwest
ⓘ
protection of settlers in the San Luis Valley ⓘ protection of wagon roads and travel routes ⓘ |
| regionServed | San Luis Valley and surrounding frontier ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Fort Garland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | abandoned ⓘ |
| terrain | high-altitude valley ⓘ |
| usedFor |
protection of settlers of Mexican and American origin
ⓘ
support of mail and freight routes across the region ⓘ |
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