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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Figure 16. Stop 4. Laporte. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The bridge to the east is located close to where <br />the first bridge to cross the Cache La Poudre <br />once stood. It was the crossing point for the <br />stage route on the Overland Trail. Just. up the <br />road to the north is the town of Laporte, one of <br />the most important early trading posts in <br />Colorado. It was the first county seat for <br />Larimer County from 1861 to 1868. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The Holliday Stage Station at Laporte was an <br />important stop along the trail. An old newspaper <br />article said "Laporte in 1868 was a lusty, <br />roistering settlement with four to five saloons, <br />a brewery, wagon trains passing through, a stage <br />station on the trail, the first county court <br />house, soldiers, Indians, trappers, and squaw <br />men." (Margaret Ross Portner) <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br />