Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogTranscriptPlace Names. Colorado. Fort Lyon. "The government leased this fort (new one buil by Wm. Bent) in 1859 and named it Ft. Wise, in honor of the GOVERNOR of Virginia. Later the name was changed to Ft. Lyon, for Gen. Lyon. Then a new Ft. Lyon was built by the government about 9 miles east of Las Animas, and the old Fort was used as a stage station on the Santa Fe trail." C.G.M.C. C.S.C. p. 59 H 1 p. 165 Fynn,,A. J. "Furs and ^orts of the Rocky mtn.. C.M. 9:56 Mr. 1932CollectionWestern History Subject IndexRelated MaterialWestern History Subject Index AbbreviationsType of MaterialIndex CardLanguageeng
Place Names. Colorado. Fort Lyon, [491538]. Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 13/02/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1415319
