Pike's Stockade | |
 Reproduction of the fort, 2009 | |
   | |
| Nearest city | Sanford, Colorado |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 37°17′37.07″N 105°48′35.8″W / 37.2936306°N 105.809944°W |
| Area | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
| Built | 1807 |
| Architect | Zebulon Pike |
| NRHP reference No. | 66000244 |
| CSRHP No. | 5CN.75[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966[2] |
| Designated NHL | July 4, 1961[3] |
Pike's Stockade is a historic exploration campsite located near Sanford, Colorado. Set on the north bank of the Conejos River, it is where explorer Zebulon Pike raised the American flag on Spanish soil in 1807. The site, now managed by Historic Colorado, includes a reconstruction of a wooden stockade, built according to Pike's detailed description of the original. The site was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1961.[3][4]
- ^ "Conejos County: Sanford". National and State Register Listed Properties. History Colorado. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ a b "Pike's Stockade". National Historic Landmark Summary Listing. National Park Service. Retrieved October 3, 2007.
- ^ Joseph Scott Mendinghall (December 1, 1975) National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Pike's Stockade, National Park Service and Accompanying 4 photos, from 1975.
© MMXXIII Rich X Search. We shall prevail. All rights reserved. Rich X Search