Valmont is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Boulder County, Colorado, United States.
are the former Boulder County Poor Farm historic landmark and what is believed to be the former site of Fort Chambers, built in 1864 to shelter white settlers from potential native attacks.
[7][8][9] Some Company D soldiers who trained at Chambers were part of the infamous Nov. 1864 Sand Creek Massacre, as well as other atrocities.
Local preservationists hope the damaged building can be restored[12] but it is a costly project and requires approval for some types of work, as well as craftsmen versed in the period techniques.
It was originally built in 1890 to serve as a depot for the railroad's service on the Boulder Branch at milepost 24.