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Cheyenne and Arapaho Delegation, Camp Weld, September 28, 1864
Cheyenne and Arapaho Delegation, Camp Weld, September 28, 1864

Fort Weld, also called Camp Weld, began as a military camp on 30 acres east of the Platte River in what is now the La Alma-Lincoln Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. It was named for Lewis Ledyard Weld, the first Territorial Secretary. The central square of the post was used to practice drills of the troops. Buildings—soldier's quarters, officers' headquarters, mess rooms, a hospital, and a guard house—surrounded the square. The main entrance to the camp was on the eastern side of the post. It was established on September 1861 and abandoned in 1865.

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Cheyenne and Arapaho Delegation, Camp Weld, September 28, 1864
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