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Fort Vasquez

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Fort Vasquez established on South Platte River

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Fort Vasquez

Established in 1835 by Louis Vasquez and Andrew Sublette, Fort Vasquez operated for seven years as a fur-trading post along the South Platte River. The decaying fort was reconstructed in the 1930s. The Colorado Historical Society (now History Colorado)…
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