[3][4] It was located on the Arkansas River on what is now the eastern edge of La Junta, Colorado.
The adobe fort was built with 30 interior rooms that lined the walls with a central courtyard.
[5] Commonly called Milk Fort, Fort Leche, or El Pueblo, it was inhabited by people of Spanish, Native American, and French heritage.
The animals included buffalo calves, goats, dogs, cats, jackasses, and raccoons.
Crops and livestock were raised at the settlement,[5] which may have lasted just a year or two.