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1379:Fort Vasquez
1363:Fort Namaqua
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1532:Camp Carson
1528:Fort Carson
1513:(Camp Weld)
1490:Fort Morgan
1481:(Fort Wise)
1419:(1863–1865)
1384:Fort Wicked
1357:Fort Mary B
1352:Fort Lupton
1347:Fort Le Duc
1170:Fort Lupton
1099:Ghost towns
1011:communities
960:Platteville
893:Garden City
808:Fort Lupton
767:County seat
285:during the
220:Henry Dodge
180:Fort Lupton
164:Fort Lupton
119: /
104:40°5′54.3″N
82:Fort Lupton
30:Fort Lupton
1646:Categories
1474:Fort Logan
1469:Fort Lewis
1107:Buckingham
1089:Wattenburg
999:Briggsdale
919:Keenesburg
824:Northglenn
613:2018-06-07
449:CBS Denver
399:References
259:Kit Carson
255:Rufus Sage
218:with Col.
212:West Point
170:Founded by
1672:Fur trade
1511:Fort Weld
1479:Fort Lyon
1394:Milk Fort
1325:El Pueblo
1189:Footnotes
1132:St. Vrain
1112:Dearfield
970:Severance
913:Johnstown
888:Frederick
883:Firestone
287:gold rush
1272:Overview
1265:Colorado
1084:Stoneham
1049:Hereford
945:Milliken
934:Lochbuie
929:La Salle
898:Gilcrest
866:Berthoud
830:Thornton
818:Longmont
792:Brighton
297:See also
251:Santa Fe
245:between
144:Colorado
1127:Masters
1074:Puritan
1064:Lucerne
1039:Galeton
1034:Cornish
975:Windsor
813:Greeley
774:Greeley
637:June 7,
587:June 7,
560:June 7,
499:June 7,
455:June 7,
208:dragoon
194:History
132:Country
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1596:(1869)
1590:(1868)
1578:(1865)
1572:(1864)
1521:Active
1425:(1865)
1413:(1854)
1142:Serene
1079:Roggen
1019:Auburn
965:Raymer
955:Pierce
924:Kersey
908:Hudson
903:Grover
798:Dacono
784:Cities
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150:County
1307:Forts
1261:Forts
1147:Sligo
1122:Keota
1024:Avalo
872:Eaton
853:Towns
803:Evans
140:State
1117:Dick
1059:Ione
1044:Gill
1029:Carr
986:CDPs
950:Nunn
940:Mead
877:Erie
861:Ault
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