Fort Lincoln - Larkspur, CO

From the Denver Daily

"Recently the Jellystone Park Camp-Resort in Larkspur uncovered a historic fort on its ground, Fort Lincoln, also known as the People's Fort. Fort Lincoln was built in response to the Sand Creek Massacre on Nov. 29, 1864. Jellystone Park owner Ian Steyn along with a team of archaeologists, surveryors, metal detector professionals, members of the Colorado Historical Society and the community will come together at 9:30 a.m. April 2, 2011 at the campground to continue their work in uncovering the fort and formally reporting the findings. Steyn plans to rebuild and recreate the fort to provide the community with an important part of Colorado's history."

"Daniel C. Oakes builds Fort Lincoln (People’s Fort) for the protection of settlers from Indian uprisings. 30 families lived there 6 months."

Image above actually of Fort Collins.