List of trading posts in Colorado


This is a partial list of trading posts established in what is now the U.S. State of Colorado from 1828 to approximately 1868. The 24 historic trading posts in Colorado traded goods produced outside the region to Native Americans in [the United States|Native Americans] for furs, food, and locally made goods. Trading posts also sold goods to travellers and settlers.

Table

This is a sortable table of some of the historic trading posts in Colorado. Select the OpenStreetMap link in the box at right to view a map showing the location these trading posts.
Trading postOther namesCurrent countyLocationElevationEstablishedAbandonedStatus
Fort UncompahgreFort RobidouxDelta
18281844Reconstruction-
Gantt's Picket PostFort GanttBent18321834No remains
Bent's FortBent's Old Fort,
Fort William,
Bent's Picket Post		Otero
18331849Bent's [Old Fort National Historic Site|National Historic Site].-
Jimmy's CampJimmy CampEl Paso18331868Nothing remains.
Fort CassPueblo18341835No remains
Fort ConvenienceAdams18341835No remains
Fort Le DucFort Maurice,
Buzzard's Roost,
El Cuervo		Custer1830s1854No remains
Fort VasquezWeld
18351842Restored and museum-
Fort Saint VrainFort George,
Fort Lookout		Weld
18371855Historical marker-
Fort LuptonFort LawrenceWeld18371844Reconstructed
Fort JacksonWeld18371838Foundation remains
Fort GerryWeldlate 1830s1840s
Milk FortFort Leche,
Pueblo de Leche,
Fort El Puebla,
Peebles Fort,
Fort Independence		Oterolate 1830sNo remains
Fort Davy CrockettFort MiseryMoffat
late 1830s-
Fraeb's PostFort FraebRoutt18401841No remains
Pueblo (Colorado)|El Pueblo]Fort PuebloPueblo18421854No remains
Bent's New FortBent
18531860Foundation remains-
Fort NamaquaModena's Crossing,
Namaqua Station,
Mariano's Crossing,
Big Thompson,
Miraville		Larimer1858 or 18591868Historical marker at Namaqua Park
Fort JulesburgSedgwick
18601861-

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