Fort Vasquez
Fort Vasquez is a former fur trading post 35 miles northeast of Denver, Colorado, United States, founded by Louis Vasquez and Andrew Sublette in 1835. Restored by the Works Progress Administration in the 1930s, it now lies in a rather incongruous position as U.S. Route 85 splits to run either side of the building.- Type: Museum
- Description: human settlement in Colorado, United States of America
- Also known as: “Old Fort Vasquez”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Platteville.
Platteville
Village
Photo: Denverjeffrey, CC BY 3.0.
Platteville is a statutory town in Weld County, Colorado, United States. The population was 2,955 at the 2020 census. It is adjacent to Fort Vasquez on U.S. Highway 85.
Fort Vasquez
- Categories: trading post, tourism, historic site, fort, and tourist attraction
- Location: Weld, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.19442° or 40° 11′ 40″ northLongitude
-104.82086° or 104° 49′ 15″ westOpen location code
85GQ55VH+QMOpenStreetMap ID
way 325103554OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q5472216
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In Other Languages
“Fort Vasquez” goes by many names.
- Persian: “فورت وسکوئز”
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