FORT BARCLAY

NAME: FORT BARCLAY COUNTY: MORA ROADS: 2WD GRID: 3 CLIMATE: Hot and cold with the seasons BEST TIME TO VISIT: Anytime

COMMENTS: FORT BARCLAY. Post office. 1851 / 1854. REMAINS: Please inquire locally

FORT BARCLAY. 2 mi N of Watrous. Not a goverment fort, but a forage camp, often referred to as a fort. The large, square enclosure, with high adobe walls and a heavy gate that could be locked, was used as a camping place for pineers and wagon trains. The stockade furnished protection from Indian raids. The post office was under the name of Barclays' Fort. Submitted by: Samuel W McWhorter

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