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Fort Lyon was a 19th-century military fort in southeastern Colorado that operated from 1860 to 1897. It has been used as a sanatorium, a neuropsychiatry facility, and a prison, and is now a transitional housing facility for homeless people.
May 5, 2004 · Fort Lyon was a military post, a navy hospital, and a veterans’ hospital from 1867 to 1945. It is significant for its role in Colorado ethnic heritage, Native American history, and architectural style.
Fort Lyon was a U.S. Army post on the Arkansas River that played a role in the Civil War and the Indian campaigns. Learn about its history, location, and connection to Kit Carson, who died there in 1868.
Fort Lyon is an unincorporated community and U.S. Post Office in Bent County, Colorado, United States. The Fort Lyon Post Office had the ZIP Code 81038, though the zip code for nearby Las Animas (81054) is also used.
Nov 20, 2019 · Fort Lyon, once a Veterans Administration Hospital, then a prison, and is now what’s become known as the Fort Lyon Supportive Residential Community. The Ft. Lyon facility was created to help the chronically homeless with substance abuse problems.
Fort Lyon in Bent County, Colorado, has a long history as a military post, a sanatorium, and a prison. Learn how it is being transformed into a self-supporting campus for the homeless with funding from History Colorado.
The cost per person at Fort Lyon is $18,800 per year – a reduction of over 59%. The program has served 1,517 residents in the past two years, and about 60% of them reported having three or more adverse health conditions. These people represent Colorado's most vulnerable homeless individuals.
