Fort Reynolds (Colorado)

[1][2][3] The site is about 20 miles (32 km) east of Pueblo, Colorado.

[2] Construction began in 1867 on the 23-square-mile military reservation, which was named for John F. Reynolds.

[2] Facilities included barracks, a mess hall, a hospital, a guardhouse, a store-house, a laundry, a corral, a supply depot, and parade grounds.

[2] In January 1868, soldiers were called from Fort Lyon and Fort Reynolds to manage citizen unrest in Trinidad, Colorado, that began with a drunken brawl.

[2] In the 1930s, the site had remnants of camp life, including cooking utensils, weapons, buttons, and other items.