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Fort Collins, since 1864

Fort Collins is a home rule city in Larimer County, Colorado, United States, and serves as the county seat and most populous municipality of the county. We’re gathering its old postcards, photos and papers from public archives right now.

Photo: Citycommunications at English Wikipedia

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Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/18 · 2025-01-01