Latitude and longitude of Fort Fillmore
Satellite map of Fort Fillmore
Fort Fillmore was a fortification established by Col Edwin Vose Sumner in September 1851 near Mesilla in what is now New Mexico, primarily to protect settlers and traders traveling to California. Travelers in the Westward Migration were under constant threat from Indian attack, and a network of forts was created by the US Government to protect and encourage westward expansion.
Latitude: 32° 15' 16.80" N
Longitude: -106° 44' 21.59" W
Nearest city to this article: University Park, New Mexico
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