Camp Wardwell was established in 1865 along the Overland Trail to protect emigrants and supplies going to and from Denver and the mining districts.

The fort was renamed in 1866 by General John Pope for one of his staff, Colonel Christopher A. Morgan,[8] who had died earlier that year.

[9] In World War II, a military school at the Fort Morgan State Armory was part of the West Coast Air Corps Training Center.

[4] Fort Morgan exhibits a semi-arid climate (Köppen: BSk) As of the census[13] of 2000, 11,034 people, 3,887 households, and 2,736 families resided in the city.

[14] Western Sugar operates their main plant in Fort Morgan.

[15] Amtrak, the national passenger rail system, provides service through Fort Morgan, operating its California Zephyr daily in both directions between Chicago and Emeryville, California, across the bay from San Francisco.

Fort Morgan is the boyhood home of Big Band musician Glenn Miller.

Elvin C. Drake was head track and field coach for the 1956 NCAA Champion UCLA Bruins.

[18] Ryan Jensen, center for the 2021 Super Bowl Champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers.